Tiny houses are the new thing. Minimalism is taking over young America. Having too much hasn’t satisfied us. We’re looking for a new way to find happiness.
We’re changing the way we think so that we can fill something inside of us that aches with longing.
Maybe it’s time to rethink our Christian walk, also. Modern America is a land of wealth and excess. The poorest of Americans live well by standards in much of the world. It’s our right to shine, to be fulfilled, and to have our home full of stuff, stuff, stuff.
John 3:30 gives us a new way to think:
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
How’s our social position since we’ve accepted Christ? Better? Worse? What are our expectations? Do we expect our Christian brothers and sisters to respect us more simply because we’ve been in Christ longer? He must increase, but I must decrease.
Matthew 16:24 says it in the words of the Savior:
“Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’ ”
How about those disciples? They soon had gold-leaf ceilings, fine carriages, and servants to cater to their every need. Right? Wrong! Let him deny himself and… follow me.
We need to transform ourselves to Jesus’ expectations. It’s the only way we’ll find happiness in him.
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