(ec) essential connection magazine: Sweet Sacrifice?







Monday, March 3, 2008

Sweet Sacrifice?

”If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great
for me to make for Him.”
—attributed to C.T. Studd at Christian Quotes

On page 45 of the March 2008 issue of ec, we asked you to consider how sacrifice marks your life. If you're a Christian, you're called to give up yourself and your desires each day for Christ. But what does that mean? What does it look like in real life? We want to know—from YOU! Leave your stories in the comments section!

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Blogger Mandy said...

Not long ago, I committed to spend more time in prayer. Now, I pray alot, but don't usually specifically set aside a time when that's all I'm doing. So on my drives to work I started praying. And slowly, I found that my prayers had changed. Instead of just praying for myself, I was praying for the needs of others. One day, I even found myself praying for a person I don't even like! It was a small act of sacrifice, laying down myself and my needs to pray for others, but I felt God's pleasure in the fact that I was doing it.

March 3, 2008 at 7:57 AM  
Blogger Jen said...

Elisabeth Elliot is one of my favorite writers. One of the best things I've ever read from her is the idea that much of Christianity is simple - but not necessarily easy. I have been trying lately to find simple ways to honor Christ and give up my "self" - whether it's inviting someone to go ahead of me in line, keeping silent when I want to speak, or praying for other people before I pray for myself.

I find my problems get smaller and God gets bigger when I honor Him in the simple things.

March 3, 2008 at 3:15 PM  

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