I have said this to God many times. I mean it when I say it and I say it out of humility and reverence to him. It’s usually during a time of worship and when I’m focused on the realization of who he is and what he means to me. When I say that to him, I am declaring that I want more of his will in my life and less of my own. I want his presence to overshadow mine. I want all praise and glory to go to him.
I realize that, by nature, I am selfish and live my life with more of me and less of him. I have to purposefully turn that focus around or I will continue in my selfishness. There is plenty of me left over after I give more of my life to him. There is also so much more joy in my heart as I do so, and still my flesh fights to keep control of me. It wants to control my time, my energy, and my resources. That is how the enemy works to try to defeat us.
Thankfully, we have a Savior that loves us and forgives us for our weaknesses. He is our strength and our joy. Receive him, love him, and live for him. Give yourself wholly to him. Join me in saying, “More of you, less of me.”
John 3:30 (NLT) - “He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.”