Serving God and others is the best way to demonstrate that we love God more than we love our own lives and all that the world has to provide. There is no real reason to serve others if you only love yourself and want to take care of yourself. Even people who don't know God and don't love God are trying to find purpose and meaning in life through service. But how much more should a follower of Jesus be a servant when we don't have to love our lives. Jesus says if we hold on tightly to this life and all the possessions and good things this life provides we will lose all those things. But if we figure out how to let those things go and hold on to the things of God we will keep our lives in Christ.
Jesus was a great example of a man who was willing to let his life go in order to serve God and find life! The enemy tempted Jesus to find other ways to be what God wanted him to be, but the reality was he had to lay down his life for the sins of the world. There was no other plan, no other way to rescue us, and when he laid down his life he proved he didn't love this world more than he loved God.
I think this is a constant examination of our hearts and of our lives as we live in Christ! Do I love the world and the things of this world too much? Am I willing to set aside all worldly possessions in order to follow Christ?
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