{"id":702,"date":"2014-08-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:15:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:15:29","slug":"john-330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/?p=702","title":{"rendered":"John 3:30"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><i>He must increase, but I must decrease.<\/i><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Read that again, slowly this time. Did it sink in? This verse really impacts my life. Often times I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of a normal college kid. I\u2019m usually stressed trying to juggle class, homework, tests, church, laundry, and a social life, just to name a few. There are days I just feel overwhelmed and think, \u201cHow am I supposed to have time to study God\u2019s Word and spend time just talking to Him?\u201d Then I remember John 3:30. He must increase, but in order for that to happen I have to decrease. I have to put His needs above my own. I have to be selfless and trust Him. In all reality, it\u2019s a priority check. Put Him first and things will fall into place.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Being a very \u201cdo it myself\u201d kind of person, I have a hard time completely trusting and not worrying. With that being said, I have to remind myself that we are not made to handle this world on our own. We need God! One of my best friend\u2019s from high school shared an analogy with me that I will never forget. Imagine a fence in front of you and on the other side is your life. The catch is that you can only see through this one little tiny hole. You can\u2019t see the big picture; you can\u2019t see everything. God, however, can see it all. He isn\u2019t trapped behind the fence. He made the fence. We aren\u2019t created to always understand things. I know this is sometimes hard to understand, but that\u2019s how things are supposed to be. \u201cI praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made\u2026\u201d Psalm 139:14.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><span>I find myself struggling with putting my spiritual needs over my worldly needs often, but I have found that allowing John 3:30 to serve as a reminder has helped greatly. I hope that it impacts you in a way that encourages you to make time for God and trust that He will handle the rest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Mallory Reynolds<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Mallory.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Mallory.jpg?resize=255%2C320\" height=\"320\" width=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tide4christ.ua.edu\/\">www.tide4christ.ua.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He must increase, but I must decrease. 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