Self Improvement 101
Recently, I have seen several self-help Christian books and messages; most, if not all, missed the Gospel. Where has American Christians gone? We have gone to the world's message that we are powerful enough to solve our own problems and addictions. Think about the Old Testament story of the Tower of Babel. Is this where we have come?
Read the parable of two builders (Matthew 7:24-27). Think about your life--have you listened and allowed Jesus to work through you or have you continued to hold on to your own power? I struggled with sin for so long because I wanted to rid myself from it--isn't that what our preachers preach, "Save yourself"? Wow, a statement of self-worth and self-reformation that has no truth in Jesus's thoughts.
Read and reflect Matthew 12:43-45. Wrestle with that parable. If I, on my own power correct a sin, that spirit of sin will return with seven of his worse buddies. At the end, I am worse off because I relied on my power, not the power of God.
Pray through this and respond.
was
Read the parable of two builders (Matthew 7:24-27). Think about your life--have you listened and allowed Jesus to work through you or have you continued to hold on to your own power? I struggled with sin for so long because I wanted to rid myself from it--isn't that what our preachers preach, "Save yourself"? Wow, a statement of self-worth and self-reformation that has no truth in Jesus's thoughts.
Read and reflect Matthew 12:43-45. Wrestle with that parable. If I, on my own power correct a sin, that spirit of sin will return with seven of his worse buddies. At the end, I am worse off because I relied on my power, not the power of God.
Pray through this and respond.
was
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