sacrifice.

This is one thing the Lord has been teaching me since I have been here. I realized that sometimes we need to sacrifice things in our lives that may seem like the best in order to get what is best from the Lord because He knows you and me and knows what we need. "God will never leave you empty. If something is taken away, He will replace it with something better. If He denies your request in a certain area, it is because He wishes to give you what is best. If He asks you to put something down, it is so you can pick up something greater" (Roy Lessin). Is there anything in your life that you are holding on to that you need to lay at the altar and give up to the Lord? Think about it! Isaiah 58:11 says, "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs...You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail."