Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.
{Verse 33}
I believe this video also answers the second part of our question, What does it mean to lose your life and find it? I'm sure most of you reading this already know the answer to that after the video. Losing your life means to die to this life on earth- your plans, your agendas, your timeline, your goals, your worries, etc. It means living for the eternal rope and using the red tape part of your life to establish His kingdom (rule, reign, dominion, authority) in your life and let Him use you for His purposes. Trust me- I've only been doing that wholeheartedly for a couple years. I called myself a Christian, and most of the people around me would say that I looked like one. But I tell you the truth- I lived for the red tape. And as Francis said, we all do at times because the world tempts us to live that way- everybody else lives that way. But we need to realize and live for the big picture. We need to see the whole rope and realize this life on earth is only a itty-bitty fraction of it. When we surrender our life to Jesus and let Him rule and reign our lives, it will look different that what you planned our for yourself. But it will have purpose and meaning, and the things you do will matter. The things you do will have eternal purposes and reward. Like Francis said too, he thinks it's crazy when he sees people living like they do when they don't know if their life could be over tomorrow. They gained the whole world but forfeited their soul. {Luke 9:25} How important is the red tape part of your life? Are you willing to forfeit your soul over it? Jesus said that if we die to ourselves (lose your life) we will find it. Finding our life means finding freedom and eternity with Him! Yes, living for the whole rope will look crazy. You will be mocked. But you will be pleasing the King and you will be blessed abundantly for your choice to live for Him.
What are you doing with your life? Are you preserving it or are you losing it?
~Leanne~