962 Saving a Life - Luke 9:24

Would you like to make the most of your life?   "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it." Luke 9:24 CSB   How can we save our life? I don't know first hand, but I'm pretty sure everyone who ever lived has transitioned out of this life. Some believe the story just ends. The Bible teaches that we have a life that lasts forever. We begin enjoying that life when we trust Jesus. We can live that life enjoying ourselves or not. It's our choice. We only need to make one choice. We choose to follow Jesus and we get to enjoy that life from that moment and forever. If we never trust Jesus, we miss out.   Would you like to enjoy life forever? For me to read this verse and it make sense, I had to think about what Jesus was calling life. There must be some difference between the life that lasts forever and the one I'm living right now.   If I want to save my eternal life, I need to lose my temporal life. I give it away. I live following Jesus even though it doesn't seem to make sense. Just thinking in terms of my flesh, I should grab all the gusto and go for everything. I should take anything I want and put me first. But when I trust Jesus, deny myself, take up my cross and follow him, I put others ahead of myself. I serve rather than seek to be served (Mark 10:45). I consider others more important than myself (Philippians 2:3).   What will you do today?   Dont' forget to go visit and share Carey Green's Morning Mindset podcast. Head over to www.CareyGreen.com to catch today's episode.   And please join us for the next Marketplace Mission Trip. Request an invitation at www.MarketplaceMissionTrip.com.