In today's GB News Daily Reflections, Reverend Brenda from Teesside speaks about the Christian life of sacrifice."In Lent, we might give up chocolate or social media and it is true Christians try to live healthy lives."When you truly know Jesus and everything he lived through, everything else becomes rubbish. That might seem extreme, it doesn't mean we don't care about other people and sometimes following Jesus is costly."But when it comes to material things, our best lives are served with God. Giving up things of this world does not feel like sacrifice, it feels like freedom."
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00:00Hi, I'm Rev Brenda, vicar of St Francis Anglican Church in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside.
00:13A lot of people misunderstand the Christian life of sacrifice. In Lent we might give up
00:18chocolate or social media. And it is true, good Christians try to lead healthy lives,
00:24for example not getting drunk or swearing. But we wouldn't want to. St Paul says everything
00:31else is rubbish when compared with knowing Jesus. For Christians, when you truly know
00:37Jesus and his love for you, everything else becomes rubbish. Now that might seem extreme.
00:45It doesn't mean we don't care about other people. And sometimes following Jesus is costly
00:51and thinking particularly of the persecuted church around the world. But when it comes
00:56to material things and excessive love of self, the mantra, live your best life your way,
01:04well, our best lives are lived in God and in service of others. Not worshipping the
01:10stuff of this world does not feel like sacrifice, it feels like freedom. And look at all we
01:17gain, true peace, contentment, knowing Jesus walks with us in difficult times and ultimately
01:24eternal life. The stuff of this world turns to dust, but living God's way is life in
01:32all its fullness. Amen.