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He Must Increase, I must Decrease

6/15/2010

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The Man Minute sixty second investments in Christ-like manhood  
This
time of year I'm on the road quite a bit speaking, so this past Christmas my family got me an iPod Touch. Love it. Use it almost as much as my cell phone sometimes. I've been downloading sermons to it, and it's proven to be a great replacement for missing church so much. Not quite the same as being in church, but I still get to hear the Word this way.

So I'm driving down the road listening to this fella and he asks this question, "Where will you be when you get to where you're going?" Can't say why, but that really gripped me. As Amercians, especially American men, we strive hard, and ever harder, all the time. Nothing wrong with that. Yet, the question loomed over me and then morphed a bit as I began to think, "Yeah, not only where will you be when you 'arrive' but 'who' will you be when you get
there."

A verse that has haunted me for almost a year now is John 3:30, "He must increase, but I must decrease."

John was being branded as The Man. He was a hot marketing commodity in the prophetic community, and when Jesus came on the scene, people began to ask John why Jesus' ministry seemingly had more followers than that of John. The wilderness baptist was quick to let the world know that the greater Brand was fixing His iron upon the hearts of His followers, and this was the expected outcome, for John was just a marketing agent for another Man.

Promotion is a weird and toxic thing if it's not carefully guarded. In my world, where exposure is a big deal, the product is most often YOU. You are the brand. Even more toxic when not guarded.

I am forever drawn to what it means to learn how to find more and more ways to increase Jesus while, as John did, intentionally decrease myself. When I get where I'm going, I want my heart to be as free as John must have felt that day out in the country when he said to the masses, "He who comes from above is above all ..."

www.jasoncruisespeaks.com and www.outdoorministrynetwork.com
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2/16/2011 12:30:33 am

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above- average drivers. Do you think so?

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3/4/2011 10:41:40 am

Typically I do not make comments on blogs, but I have to mention that this post really forced me to do so.

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3/23/2011 09:09:12 pm

Nice video. An interesting one.

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staxyn link
3/30/2011 09:05:05 am

Awesome! One vote for you as the winner of this challenge.

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    Jason Cruise

    Jason Cruise is the founder of Mission.  Mission was created to "vindicate the fatherless" in a country known as Moldova.  To learn more go to www.themissionvision.net   Jason is a well known speaker traveling across the country sharing his love for Christ at wildgame dinners and conferences.  Jason has created many valuable resources for the outdoorsmen to take them deeper into their walk with their Creator.  These items include DVD's, Bibles, and Bible studies.

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