May 18, 2006

Utmost

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear… Look at the birds of the air… consider the lilies of the field… they do not toil or spin.” They simply are (Matt. 6: 25-34).

I read this from My Utmost for His Highest this morning and had to share. These words are not my own; however the passion and the intensity that I felt when reading these words are. Enjoy!

May 18

Jesus said there is only one way to develop and grow spiritually, and that is through focusing and concentrating on God. In essence, Jesus was saying, “Do not worry about being of use to others; simply believe on me. In other words pay attention to the source and out of you will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38).

The people who influence us the most are not those who detain us with their continual talk, but those who live their lives, like the stars in the sky and “the lilies of the field”- simply and unaffectedly. Those are the lives that mold and shape us.

If you want to be of use to God, maintain the proper relationship with Jesus Christ by staying focused on Him, and He will make use of you every minute you live- yet you will be unaware, on the conscious level of your life, that you are being used of Him.

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