sacrifice
Mother Teresa once said, sacrifice is to give and love until it hurts.
The practice of sacrifice places us well outside of our comfort zone, and into the desert where we must trust the resources of God. Sacrifice is not only concerned with money, like what many typical Singaporeans may believe. Practicing sacrifice may mean giving up the security of a relationship or an environment you are used to. Jesus said, "Whoever loves his mother or father or brother or sister or anyone more than me is not worthy of me." Just as Abraham had finally discovered that his only security was to be in God alone, and so he was willing to sacrifice his long awaited hope and dream, Isaac.
Sacrifice may involve giving up your time, sleep, career - whatever of your own resources that you trust in rather than God. And it is necessary for us to examine the source of our security. The practice of sacrifice helps us to find security somewhere other than what we have and achieved. And when we sacrifice, we discover the freedom that comes in such a life of surrender, 'a peace that transcends all understanding'.
I wonder sometimes, in which areas do i rely solely on myself? Would i be willing to risk cutting off that branch so that i can discover "strange, unaccountable ways" God can provide?
The practice of sacrifice places us well outside of our comfort zone, and into the desert where we must trust the resources of God. Sacrifice is not only concerned with money, like what many typical Singaporeans may believe. Practicing sacrifice may mean giving up the security of a relationship or an environment you are used to. Jesus said, "Whoever loves his mother or father or brother or sister or anyone more than me is not worthy of me." Just as Abraham had finally discovered that his only security was to be in God alone, and so he was willing to sacrifice his long awaited hope and dream, Isaac.
Sacrifice may involve giving up your time, sleep, career - whatever of your own resources that you trust in rather than God. And it is necessary for us to examine the source of our security. The practice of sacrifice helps us to find security somewhere other than what we have and achieved. And when we sacrifice, we discover the freedom that comes in such a life of surrender, 'a peace that transcends all understanding'.
I wonder sometimes, in which areas do i rely solely on myself? Would i be willing to risk cutting off that branch so that i can discover "strange, unaccountable ways" God can provide?
