of Christ being expressed in my life through less of me. John the Baptist said it best. As Jesus’ ministry and popularity grew and John began to step into the background, John’s disciples came to him and said, “Do you realize what’s going on here?” (see John 3:22–26). John’s bottom-line answer was, “He [Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease” (v. 30). We are growing spiritually when more of Jesus is being expressed through less of our fallen humanity.