Die to Self.

"The height of greatness is measured by the depth of one's humility."

This week, one thing that I learned is, to find constant strength in the Lord, you have to die to yourself daily. Galations 2:20 says,

 " 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." <<< die to self. 

When we surrender ourself to Christ, we are allowing Him to break our hearts, and mold us into His image. 

Near the beginning of last week we were having a time of stillness with the Lord at the end of lecture. 

When I closed my eyes I had this image of a heart deteriorating into tears and falling into the soil. The tears were watering a seed, and then roots bursted up from the ground, and they grew into a tree that was shaped like a cross. 

This image was a beautiful reminder that God gave me. He reminded me that when He breaks us, it is only so that He can remold us into the cross. I was telling this to our speaker of the week, Bridget Blatz, and she responded with something that opened my eyes tremendously. She said that if we can stay in that place of constant breaking and molding, that we will find strength in the Lord. So I choose to surrender daily saying, " I chose this day whom I will serve, and I choose Christ Jesus."

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Yesterday we went to a church in Charlotte to help work an Easter themed VBS.  Most of the children were picked up from an area with families that have moved to America from Vietnam.  

I was SO blessed from just loving on these kids for a few hours... It was such a strong love from the Lord to be able to hold them, as the Father holds me.

As I come to my second week here, I ask for prayer. Pray that the Lord would continue to weaken the dependance I have for my own flesh, and trust in His power, and ability to Love through me. That the Lord would remind me daily, He is my Rock, my Provider, my Healer, and my reason to Love. 

Praise the Lord for his provision to break us, mold us, and love us.

In Christ Alone,

Sarah Sanders