Less of Me

Today I was reminded of this verse:

John 3:30
He must become greater, I must become less.


And it just hits me. As Christians, isn't this what we're supposed to do?
Becoming 'less', so that He can become 'more' in us.
So that, instead of seeing us, people see Him Who is in us!

But how?
How can you be 'less'? And how to make Him 'greater'?

This short sentence suddenly intrigues me.

I believe it's not like in the movies, where an alien will come and remove you from your body and takeover.
How then?

He's a gentle God. He won't just sabotage your life (unless you're really in desperate need of that :) )
Threrefore, allow Him to; invite Him to come into your life & to shape who you are & to use you.. And that way, it's no longer you but Him :)


For me,
It's a matter of letting go of my 'personalities'.
Being only 18 y.o., I feel like I know 'me'. I know what I can and can't do.
And, I do.

But since I think I know everything about myself in the present, I forget the fact that I can still change. As a result, I start closing doors on things that I 'know I can't do'. I want to only focus on what I 'can' do, which is good, but I give up and even stay away from things that 'I don't think I can do'.

Today, I'm reminded that it's not up to me.
God is not done with me. If I want Him to work through me, I must not limit Him.
I must not determine what I can and cannot do; if He wants me to be something else, therefore I must learn & enlarge myself, instead of asking Him to do something else through me.

He's looking for an available heart anyway, not necessarily a skillful person.
If you have the heart, He will equip you. Besides, everything is by Him, Throuh Him, and for Him :)


Soooo,
I will remind myself from now on to not say 'I can't ......' or 'I'm not a/n ......'
Instead, I want to listen & go whereever He leads me, receive whatever He's teaching me, and move with Him.
And hopefully, that way I shall become less and He will become more :)

Night!

Cheers!
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