“Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 16:25).
The quickest way to empty your own life is to try to preserve it at any cost. When someone flees from duty that requires risk, avoids service that demands surrender, and refuses sacrifice, they end up turning life into something small and purposeless. Overprotecting oneself leads to stagnation, and sooner or later the soul realizes it has saved everything—except what truly matters.
In contrast, true fulfillment is born when we choose to follow Jesus’ example and walk in obedience to the magnificent Law of God and His great commandments. This is how faithful servants have lived: giving themselves completely to the Father’s will. God reveals His plans to the obedient and leads them to the Son, because a life offered in faithfulness becomes a holy instrument in the hands of the Creator. Obedience is costly, it requires renunciation, but it produces eternal fruit.
Therefore, do not hold back your life out of fear of losing it. Offer it to God as a living sacrifice, willing to serve Him in everything. Whoever surrenders to the Father’s will does not waste life—they turn every step into an eternal investment and walk with purpose toward the Kingdom. Adapted from J. R. Miller. See you tomorrow, if the Lord allows.
Pray with me: Beloved Father, teach me not to live in fear of surrendering myself. Deliver me from a comfortable and costless faith.
My God, give me courage to obey even when it requires sacrifice. May my life be available to fulfill all that You have determined.
Oh, beloved Lord, I thank You for calling me to a life worth living. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the path where my life finds meaning. Your commandments are the living offering I wish to present to You. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
