O God, be Thou exalted over my possessions.
Nothing of earth’s treasures shall seem dear to me,
if only You are glorified in my life.
Be Thou exalted over my friendships.
I am determined that You shall be above all,
though I must stand deserted and alone in the midst of the earth.
Be Thou exalted above my comforts.
Though it means the loss of bodily comforts
and the carrying of heavy crosses,
I shall keep my vow made this day before You.
Be Thou exalted over my reputation.
Make me ambitious to please You
even if as a result I must sink into obscurity
and my name be forgotten as a dream.
Rise, O Lord, into Your proper place of honor,
above my ambitions, above my likes and dislikes,
above my family, my health and even my life itself.
Let me decrease that You may increase;
let me sink that You may rise above.
Ride forth upon me as You rode into Jerusalem
mounted on the humble little beast, a colt, the foul of a donkey,
and let me hear the children cry to You, “Hosanna in the highest.”
A. W. Tozer, 1897 – 1963, American pastor, author and spiritual mentor
The Pursuit of God, slightly modernized
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He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
He has come from above and is greater than anyone else.
He has come from above and is greater than anyone else.
We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things,
but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.
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