It's difficult to become less self-centered in a culture that encourages us to constantly plumb the depths of who we are or need to become. The advertisers, some of our bosses, friends, partners or spouses wants us to become someone else. We sense this... and we feel the need to change.
This obsessive self-awareness will kill us in the end...
Bible
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." Mark 8:34
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, please make me less like me and more like you. I don't only want to be 'nice', but I long to be 'new', Amen
Regards
Kruger
This obsessive self-awareness will kill us in the end...
Bible
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." Mark 8:34
• Knowing God gives us an oppurtunity to get to know someone infinitely more generous, gracious and loving than we could ever imagine.
• And that's exactely the problem with being self-obsessed (not that I say you are - but our culture certainly is) - we are being trapped in a maze of mirrors, constantly re-discovering our own unlikeness to Him.
• Through the Gospel it is as if God comes to us and says: 'Whatever suffering it may cost you in your earthly life... whatever it cost Me, I will never rest, nor let you rest, until you are literally perfect--until my Father can say without reservation that He is well pleased with you, as He said He was well pleased with me. This I can do and will do. But I will not do anything less.' C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Lord Jesus Christ, please make me less like me and more like you. I don't only want to be 'nice', but I long to be 'new', Amen
Regards
Kruger
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