so i started this new devotional book. i love it already. its called "Devotional Classics" and it as selections from the great Christian minds, questions, Bible References, and tons of content. i highly recommend it.
this caught my attention as i was reading. its a selection of C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity":
"Christ says, 'Give me ALL. i dont want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: i want you. i have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. no half-measures are any good. i dont want to cut off a branch here and a branch there, i want to have the whole tree down. hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked- the whole outfit. i will give you a new self instead. in fact, I WILL GIVE YOU MYSELF; MY OWN WILL SHALL BECOME YOURS."
also read: Luke 14:25-33
that to me is the hardest challenge. to truly give everything over to Christ. EVERYTHING. it says at the very end of that section in Luke 14, "So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all of your possessions." its VERY clear.
God i pray that you help me do this. die to natural self. give everything to you. EVERYTHING. so i can be your disciple.
RANDOM FACT: There are 302 characters in the movie Toy Story 3.
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