A Goal that is Worthy

Anyone who intends to come with me has to let Me lead. 

You're not in the driver's seat; I am. 

Don't run from suffering; embrace it. 

Follow me and I'll show you how. 

Self-sacrifice is the way, My way, 

to finding yourself, your true self. 

Matthew 16

Following Jesus is really about losing yourself.

To enter into training, there is implied a goal 

that will be achieved as a result of instruction or practice. 

The goal is finding your TRUE self, the self that is like Christ. 

I leave the past behind 

and with hands outstretched 

to whatever lies ahead 

I go straight for the goal—

my reward is the honor 

of being called by God in Christ.

Philippians 3

I have to believe that there is a goal, 

a goal that is worthy of His death and resurrection. 

I have to believe I have an identity 

that requires His resurrection life. 

I have to believe there is a race 

that is designed for me to win. 

I have to believe He wants me 

to grow up in the fullness that is Christ. 

I have to believe that living day to day 

like nothing really matters 

is the matrix designed by the enemy

to keep me from truly living.

I have to trust that His life is the only life worth living.

Jesus, help me live today

rooted in that truth, 

free from fear

free from self.

I continue to cry out that 

my trust in You gets stronger every day.