"The question that lingers from the fall of Satan and the fall of man remains: Will anyone trust the great heart of the Father, or will we shrink back in faithless fear?
"As we grow into the love of God and the freedom of our own hearts, we grow in out ability to cast our vote on behalf of God. Our acts of love and sacrifice, the little decisions to leave our false loves behind and the great struggles of our heart reveal to the world our true identity: We really are the sons and daughters of God." (The Sacred Romance p155)
When I think about what is quoted above I think about 1) dying to self and 2) John 3:30 "He must become greater; I must become less."
The quote "Our acts of love and sacrifice, the little decisions to leave our false loves behind" is what made me think about dying to self. How many decisions have I made based on my feelings and my schedule? How many of these decisions were made because of how the decision may or may not benefit me? What are my false loves? Popularity, fitting-in, comforts, money, time?
When we leave our false loves (worldly things), and focus on eternal things we "reveal to the world our true identity: We really are the sons and daughters of God." When we serve and die to self the Lord is glorified! How much greater a witness than this?
Much, much more on this but gotta go to work...:)
