Jan 13, 2017 – Matt 10
Whoever finds his life
will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matt 10:39
Don't fall in love
with life, fall in love with the God who gives us life.
The term is ‘sugar daddy’.
I always thought that was a type of candy bar, until someone educated me
on the real meaning of the term. To my
surprise, there were some people who were willing to date or marry someone far
older for money & material possessions.
Apparently, there were a few women in the world that married for
money. (I knew you would be shocked to
hear that too!).
Surprisingly, it’s not just a few women. There are many people who are married for
what they get out of the relationship.
There are men who love what their wife provides more than they love
their wife. There are also many women
who care more about what their husband does for them instead of what they can
do for their husband. The transaction
may not even be about money and sex.
Some love the false sense of security they receive. Others simply like having help for running
the house, or someone to do life’s activities with. Many times, you see people who are more in
love with what the relationship gives them than the person themselves.
Jesus sees through all of that. He is not interested in being our “Sugar
Daddy”. Jesus wants us to love Him for
who he is, not just for what He does.
Jesus wants a true love relationship.
If you’re looking for God to make your life happy, then you’re missing
the relationship He is looking for.
That’s why Jesus shares one of the strongest statements in the Bible to
all people: “If you’re looking for your
life on earth, you’ll lose it. But if
you’re looking for me, you’ll find me AND find life.”
Don’t fall in love with what life offers. Fall in love with the God who gave you
life. Finding a relationship with God
will not only help you discover His design for your life, it will lead you to
find life for eternity. You can’t have
both. You have to choose which life
you’re living for – the stuff God gives or the God who gives it.
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