{"id":258,"date":"2008-12-14T07:26:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-14T12:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.livingbythewordsofgod.com\/?p=258"},"modified":"2008-12-14T07:26:10","modified_gmt":"2008-12-14T12:26:10","slug":"upside-down-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=258","title":{"rendered":"Upside down living"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s what Jesus calls us to.<\/p>\n

Die to live.  Lose to gain.<\/p>\n

Matthew 10:39 (English Standard Version)<\/small><\/small><\/h3>\n

39<\/span>(A<\/a>)<\/sup> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.<\/woj><\/p>\n

John 12:24 (The Message)<\/small><\/small><\/h3>\n

 24-25<\/span>“Listen
\ncarefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the
\nworld, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried,
\nit sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way,
\nanyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if
\nyou let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and
\neternal. <\/p>\n

We have to not be afraid to believe God.  We do live by faith, not by sight.<\/p>\n

Easier said than done but totally worth it.<\/p>\n

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