Value

What kinds of things do we place value on? Money? Possessions? People? Jobs?

Can you imagine if God did the same thing? And yet, Jesus tells us in Luke chapter 12 that this is totally not His outlook...

"Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you-you of little faith?" (verses 27-28)

How amazing is it that the God of the universe cares more about us, his rebellious, prideful, sinful children than He does the about the rest of His creation? I mean, let's be honest...I've never heard of a flower or a bird giving God the metaphorical middle finger or thinking that they know better than He does...And yet, He loves those of us that do that on a daily basis more than them?? Radical.

What would it look like for us to live/love that way? One of my favorite reminders of how to live that out goes like this: "May I become less, so that He may become more..."

I think I'll try to become less this week...that He might be glorified, honored, and seen in the way that I live...