Sacrifice: Pop Your Bubble!

“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” -Ephesians 5:1-2

Romans 12:1 told us to present out bodies as living sacrifices…. Easier said than done.  Sometimes it’s hard to understand exactly what that looks like. One of the ways we do this is by LOVING one another. We often live in a bubble of self.  We are at the center, and everything revolves around us.  It is, after all, OUR life, OUR day, OUR job or school or future.  Sacrifice teaches us a NEW way of thinking. 

Ephesians 5:1-2 tells us to, “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” What are some ways you can LOVE today the way that Christ loved?  Put the needs of others before yourself, take a moment and pop your own mental bubble, sacrifice putting yourself at the center of your actions and goals today, and spend some time listening, watching, discovering, and then meeting the needs of someone around you.  Pray and ask the Lord to show you who to reach and how to reach out in Love today!