2-23-16 - Tuesday Posted by Valerie Bynum

If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. - Matthew 16:24-25.

I have read this passage many times.  As I plopped down in my “comfy bible chair” this morning and picked up my bible, I glanced down and this is the first verse I read.  It struck me -  I now know what Jesus is talking about.  Control.  Fully giving up control over ever aspect of my life so that I can fully follow Him. This has never come easy to me - the giving up control thing - but this is what I am having to do with this adoption of His child from an orphanage in the Ukraine.  I am relying totally on Him.  I am giving up my life, my normal, my comfort, my family for two months and my family as I now know it, my language for - His will.  When I think about it, its an easy trade.

Heaven gave its best for me and He will expect no less from me.