The sacrifice of obedience will see us through the sacrifice to joy ~KE

Wednesday Word

She stared at the text message…almost in disbelief.

Have you ever been asked to do something you really didn’t want to do, whether by a
family member, friend a loved one…OR even God?

Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes
United. Today’s blog reminds us that the sacrifice of obedience will see us through the
sacrifice.

She couldn’t help but smile as she rewound the first week of the situation that had
brough John 15:13 to life in her own life. She had been on a cruise with one of her
besties and their family, and finally relaxing. The text had come on the second day of
the trip, asking if they could stay with her for a few weeks.

The mental/emotional tug-of-war that began to try and steel her relaxation was real: the
struggle for her own comfort in her own space and the financial cost vs. the choice to
help someone who was really having a hard time.

Begrudgingly, not joyfully, she said yes, and tried not to think about if for the rest of the
cruise. She was able to accomplish that by convincing herself, it’s only for a few weeks.
I can set aside my own need to be alone and not share my space…but only temporarily,
she convinced herself.

A week into this sacrifice, which was definitely irritating and a struggle, she was in her
devotion time in the book of John, Chapter 15, and His Word came alive in her struggle:
“Greater love has no one than this: that they lay down their life for their friends.”
“Yeah, but that’s about You, God, and what you did for us on the cross,” she argued.
Again, she heard Him speak, “Kim, no greater love is there than she who would set
aside her desire to be alone, not share her space, [lay down your flesh] for her friend.”
It was as if He was sharing a secret: quit fighting the sacrifice and I’ll see you through
the sacrifice. I want you to be My hands and feet for her.

Wow, talk about perspective and an immediate change in my heart. Can I encourage
you today to sit in His word, even if just for a few minutes, and allow it to speak to your
current situation, whatever that is? It’s guaranteed to change your perspective and your
attitude.
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Love,
Kim-Evinda