HE Is Greater Than I

As we drove around Oahu, we noticed the following interesting logo on car windows and T-shirts: HE>i

After some online searching, I discovered it was a company based on the north shore of Oahu that sold apparel and gear. They based their logo on John 3:30

“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” (John 3:30 NLT)

Now, since I was in Hawaii, I was tempted to look up the same verse in the Hawaiian Pidgin Translation too:

“He gotta come mo importan den me, cuz I not dat importan.” (John 3:30 HWP)

God has to become more important than me, because I am not that important. His agenda, His will, His kingdom needs to be put on the front burner, while my desires and plans need to go on the back burner.

My life changed when I had a child. He became my priority. I transformed from a self-absorbed, shallow, young woman to a mother who was willing to put my life on indefinite hold for my son. This level of commitment requires a supernatural love which I couldn’t have mustered up by my own willpower, even if I had tried. I consider it a great blessing that God changed my self-centered attitude and gave me a maternal heart.

Now, I pray that I will be transformed once again—to become a devoted, passionate, follower of Christ—to let my desires take a back seat—to remember that: HE>i, i<He, He must ↑, while I must ↓.