Philippians 3:8
8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ" Phillipians 3:8
This verse was kind of hard for me to understand. It says that i count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of christ. What does that even mean? Does it mean that the deeper i get into my relationship the more i will have to count as loss? Does a deeper relationship with Jesus mean more sacrifice? Mathew 7 14 says...... if the gate is narrow im guessing some of the nongodly attitutes i hold dear to my heart wont fit. That means i will have to get rid of my pride, self pitty, selfishness etc. I will have to sacrifice that to gain entrance to the path of life, which is christ. This are things i already know,and wven though i have difficulty practicing them, i still recognize its something that must be done and is for my own good. But what about things im sacrificing i cant see the reason for. All the things mentioned above where defenitely making me lose a lot of things, not only spiritually but socially and mentally. These are things that i recognized since the beggining as loss. In verse 7 it says but what things were gain to me, these i counted loss for christ. I have to count things that i think are gain for me, but ultimately are loss for christ. There are too many things that make me loose in general to write down, but summarizing it all: everything that doesnt add to my relationship with God is taking away from it. I have to stop lookimg siperficially for things that are stumblimg me in my walk, because its useless, i already did that, i already ripped those roots out. The fear of getting to the next chapter with God, one that i know will involve pain, cant control me an anymore, because its keeping me from the excellence of the knowledge ofchrist Jesus. Because even though i will lose some precious idols and sins ive refused to get rid of, i sill gain freedom, and i will be able to take the next step with jesus, instead of voluntarily staying in the same spot.
This verse was kind of hard for me to understand. It says that i count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of christ. What does that even mean? Does it mean that the deeper i get into my relationship the more i will have to count as loss? Does a deeper relationship with Jesus mean more sacrifice? Mathew 7 14 says...... if the gate is narrow im guessing some of the nongodly attitutes i hold dear to my heart wont fit. That means i will have to get rid of my pride, self pitty, selfishness etc. I will have to sacrifice that to gain entrance to the path of life, which is christ. This are things i already know,and wven though i have difficulty practicing them, i still recognize its something that must be done and is for my own good. But what about things im sacrificing i cant see the reason for. All the things mentioned above where defenitely making me lose a lot of things, not only spiritually but socially and mentally. These are things that i recognized since the beggining as loss. In verse 7 it says but what things were gain to me, these i counted loss for christ. I have to count things that i think are gain for me, but ultimately are loss for christ. There are too many things that make me loose in general to write down, but summarizing it all: everything that doesnt add to my relationship with God is taking away from it. I have to stop lookimg siperficially for things that are stumblimg me in my walk, because its useless, i already did that, i already ripped those roots out. The fear of getting to the next chapter with God, one that i know will involve pain, cant control me an anymore, because its keeping me from the excellence of the knowledge ofchrist Jesus. Because even though i will lose some precious idols and sins ive refused to get rid of, i sill gain freedom, and i will be able to take the next step with jesus, instead of voluntarily staying in the same spot.
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