John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

So many times we want to handle situations that arise in our lives on our own. In reality, we need to step back, and allow God to handle our situations and fight our battles. Our ideas, thoughts, and suggestions only lead to death and destruction (Prov 14:12). God’s plan will always work in our favor.

We decrease when we allow the Holy Spirit to direct and govern our lives. If He tells us to “shut up” and hold our tongue at a specific time, that’s what we should do. If He tells us to be bold and take a stance, that’s what we should do. If He tells us to pray for the person who harmed us, that’s what we should do. Whatever He tells us to do, that’s what we should do and anything we do outside of God’s will, is done out of our flesh.

Decrease so that God may increase every area of our lives.