Sacrifice--"the wrong things?"

Sacrifice...the past 5 blogs have been positive and inspiring stories of people who have been used by God to change history. Each one had sacrificed certain things in their lives in order to stand out and impact their world.


However, sometimes if we aren't careful we can find ourselves sacrificing the wrong things. The reality is this..."we all sacrifice everyday. The question is, "what are we sacrificing?" Are we sacrificing our health, relationships, or destiny?


As I was reading Exodus 5:9 this morning these thoughts came to my mind. Here was Moses & Aaron obeying God and confronting Pharaoh to let Israel go and worship God for 3 days in the desert. Pharaoh responds by increasing their work load so they forget what Moses and Aaron are telling the people.


We all know that taking time to worship God every day is of utmost importance and value. It strengthens our relationship with Him, gives us direction for the day, sharpens our character and our ability to hear His voice and keeps our priorities straight. We all know our family is a gift from God and relationships are more important than material things. Yet, we often find ourselves enslaved to the "American dream and expectation," so we work hard to make more money, prove that we are important or good at what we do, try to impress others or just keep up with them. The harder we work and sacrifice what's truly important the more we become enslaved.


Pharaoh understood this so he increased the work load in order to make the people forget about what God was calling them to do.



Should we work hard? YES! Should we give our all everyday? YES! However, what is God calling you to do in your relationship with Him? With your family? How much quality time have you spent with God and with your family lately? We all sacrifice everyday...what are you sacrificing?