Wanna do BIG things?

    What is keeping us from doing the BIG things that God has planned for us? Is it fear, is it laziness, it ourselves? It's hard for us as humans to deny ourselves, and whatever we have planned for our lives. But God calls us to humility to deny ourselves, and follow the path that God has planned out for us.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."  Matthew 16:24

In order to accomplish the big things that God has planned for us we must realize the small-ness that we are, and recognize the big-ness of our God! Sometimes we seem to get in the way of the things that God is trying to do in our lives because, we have not fully placed our trust in him. Honestly, this is something I still struggle with. I find myself to be a naturally independent person, most of the time avoiding dependence on others, including God. This doesn't make any logical sense. God, the Creator of the universe, has a unique plan for me, and a unique plan for you. Why do we think that we have a plan that can trump that. The God that raised Jesus from the dead is thinking of me!

I was reading this blog recently and the author put it like this:

If our reason for doing big things in life is not driven by our BIG God, then we will end up in a big mess instead. Know this - God wants us to do big things, things that can impact the world for His glory. But more often than not, we get too caught up in comparing ourselves with others that we end up, knowingly or unknowingly, being self-centred. As a result, our self-centredness blinds our spiritual eyes. We may not realize it but when we dwell in our self-centredness, we are in fact stealing God of His glory. The challenge then for all of us is to see beyond our self-centredness and to move instead towards the centre of His will.God made us uniquely different, each with different gifts.

Are we using them for His glory or are we comparing ourselves with

the world for our own personal gain?

(At the Brink of Eternity)

Can you accept the challenge to deny yourself, and deny your plan for your life, and take up your cross, and walk downt he path that God has planned for your life? 

If you can do this, then you will the BIG things that God has for you. You were created for a purpose, to accomplish amazing things for the glory of God. These steps are the ones that will change your life forever. I know they have changed mine!

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