Lose Your Life...

"He who does not take his cross and follow after Me in not worthy of me.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake
will find it."

-Matthew 10:38-39

"He must increase, but I must decrease."

-John 3:30

"We do not look at the things which are seen,

but at the things which are not seen.

For the things which are seen are temporary,

but the things which are not seen are eternal."

-2 Corinthians 4:18

"If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.

If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

If we deny Him, He will deny us.

If we are unfaithful-He will still remain faithful to us."

-2 Timothy 2:11-13

"I count everything a loss compared to the glory of simply knowing Him."

-Philippians 3:8

"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it,

but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?"

-Matthew 16:24-26

It's when I lose my life that I find true life.

It's when I'm not thinking about myself,

living for my own glory or my own fame

that I find I am alive and am living a life better than anything I had planned.

It's when I lose my life that I find true life.

A life that goes beyond my 70 years and into eternity.