Have you ever noticed how hard it is to give things up? How many items are there in your closet that you’ll never wear? What do you have stored in your garage and / or attic? We tend to hold onto things rather than to give them up. Why? Because they hold value to us in some way. If we could receive less clutter, more space, possibly even money. There’s always an exchange when we give things up. The same is true in the spiritual realm. God asks us to give up things in exchange for what He has for us. He only gives good things, so why wouldn’t you give up what He asks? Seek Him today to see what He’s asking you to give up. What you will get in return will be greater.
Here are some Bible verses on giving things up.
1. Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, Yet He gives His grace [His undeserved favor] to the humble [those who give up self-importance].
Proverbs 3:34 AMP
2. Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts.
Ezekiel 18:31 GNT
3. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24 NLT
4. Therefore, thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah], “If you repent [and give up this mistaken attitude of despair and self-pity], then I will restore you [to a state of inner peace] So that you may stand before Me [as My obedient representative]; And if you separate the precious from the worthless [examining yourself and cleansing your heart from unwarranted doubt concerning My faithfulness], You will become My spokesman. Let the people turn to you [and learn to value My values]— But you, you must not turn to them [with regard for their idolatry and wickedness].”
Jeremiah 15:19 AMP
5. If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
Matthew 10:39 NLT
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 