Be Set Free

 I just learned an awesome phrase from Joyce Meyer that I have to give to you. 

She said simply, "Say NO to self, to say YES to God."

This is so profound, yet so simple to use in our everyday lives. We can use this everyday at any given moment to live the way God wants.

Important to note here that He wants us to take care of ourselves and not neglect ourselves. 

This aforementioned phrase is saying don't be selfish but live for God.

Granted, we are never alone and the Holy Spirit guides us everyday to walk out the life that pleases God, but this little sentence will help. It can be a gauge for everything in our lives. A "cheat sheet" if you will. 

Why?

Jesus said, Luke 9:23 NIV

[23] Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 

We decide to follow His ways instead of our ways.

Also, we don't even belong to ourselves anymore as Christians. We belong to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 14:7-8 NIV [7] For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. [8] If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 

We were bought at a price and belong to Jesus now. He died and shed His blood. That's the price that was paid so that we could have the gift of eternal life. 

So, we don't live for ourselves anymore. We live for God.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV

[19] Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; [20] you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

This phrase can really help with whatever we face in life. It can be used for anything. Take any example and fill in the blank, "no to self, yes to God." So cool. I'm going to start using this right now!

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Love you all,

Jeffrey Post