Even sharing some of this with our students this past week was rather freeing. If I am totally honest with myself, the reason I often worry so much about how I look is because I do want to impress people and for people to think I'm pretty so they will like me more. Ha ha, for some reason when I say it out loud (or type it in this case) it sounds pretty ridiculous. It seems like the movie (can't think of the name) where the guy tells himself things like "people like you, you are a winner". I do want Christ to be glorified in me, but for that to happen I need to stop focusing so much on ME, ME, ME. It is moments like this I realize how much I need God's grace, mercy and forgiveness because so often I take Christ off the throne of my life and put all these other things in His place. All I can say is: I'm glad God's not done with me yet!
10.26.2009
Idolatry of Image
We've been doing a series at our weekly meetings about idolatry. Chris and I did a joint talk about the idol of image this past week. (You can click HERE to download any of our weekly meeting talks). I think God is helping me process through a lot of the deep deep sin issues in my life. I am thankful He doesn't throw everything at me at once, but that He continues to help me work towards total freedom in Christ.
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david crowder says it best. "but the harder i try the more clearly can i feel the depth of our fall and the weight of it all... but this might, could be the most impossible thing: Your grandness in me, making me clean."
thanks for sharing this. I appreciated your vulnerability. I too can relate to the ME ME ME syndrome. Killer!
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