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No sacrifice, no destiny

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ANCHOR TEXT: “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” Matthew 10:39.
Show me a thing you are ready to lay down your life for, and I will show you a thing that is worth pursuing. Show me a thing you are ready to sacrifice anything for, and I will show you a thing that is worth having. To make sacrifice is to deny oneself of comfort or a thing of value in other to achieve something. Readiness to make sacrifice is a major proof of seriousness, love, and commitment. Sacrifice provokes supernatural intervention. It draws one into a covenant with God.

To become what God wants you to be, you must be willing to make sacrifice of time, comfort, belongings, money etc. Real men not only have found a purpose and objective to live for, but also have found a vision to die for. For example, self-sacrifice was seen in the lives of Corrie Ten Boom, her father and her sister, who sacrificed their freedom, health and lives under the Nazis in order to save others from death. To fulfill the purpose for which He came to the world, Jesus made a sacrifice by His blood. This then offered us salvation. Many times in your spiritual development; the Lord will ask you to do things that you might consider unpleasant at the time. It could be to skip your meals for some days. It could be to release a portion of your belongings. It could be a short-term mission trip to a Third World nation where your personal comfort will be challenged. Sometimes, God uses sacrifice to build character in you and walk disobedience out of you. He wants to have confidence in you.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “ANYTHING NOT WORTH SACRIFICING FOR IS NOT WORTH PURSUING”

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