There is a word that is capable of destroying your life. This one word has destroyed marriages. It has has leveled ministries. It has bankrupted people literally as well as spiritually. This word creates one of the biggest temptations known to man. This word causes you to make irrational and foolish decisions. It’s the worst four letter word that has ever been spoken but it’s the world’s favorite word. This word is a silent killer that starts it’s journey in the recesses of your mind and before you realize it it has a tight grip on your heart and your soul. It’s one of the first words that is ever uttered out of a baby’s mouth, yet God is the only one that is qualified to ever use this word. What is the word? It’s “Mine.” Seems innocent doesn’t it? We use it all the time. “My car”, “My kids”, “My church”, “my ministry”, “my money”, “my talent”, “my needs”, “It’s mine!”
God owns it all. Everything that we have, and everything that we are is because God IS! We need to transfer “Mine” into “Yours” and understand who we are in light of who God is. It’s all about Him. It’s His story!
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:11-12
In what area of your life do you need to substitute “yours” for “mine”?
