Contemplating my journey through this book, I was asking myself this: How am I really different? Where am I making honest changes in my life? Are they happening, or do I just have good intentions?
And then today, Neil writes this: We have been purchased by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ…when we pick up the cross we affirm that our identity is not based in our physical existence but in our relationship with God.
My life is not my own. I think I may need to write that on my arm with a Sharpie to remind me at all times…
Regarding my questions a couple of paragraphs ago, I’m making a bookmark to put in the Bible I read every day. It’s pretty, of course, but it’s also something I want to pray every day:
God, today I take up the cross of Your Son. You bought me with your own blood; my life is yours. Today, instead of being focused on what I want, I choose to be attentive to what You want. You made me; You love me. Today, I’m going to stop trying to become something I’m not, and instead, rest in the finished work of Christ, who made me something very special. My life only finds meaning in You.
And if you want, I’ll make you one, too.
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