Self Focus Causes Insecurity

The less we focus on ourselves and the more we focus on God the more confident we become.

Those who are self-focused are insecure, their continual worry about being above others, causes them to compare themselves with others.

We don't think less of ourselves as someone put it, we just think of ourselves less. When we are busy seeking God's principles and desiring to be like Christ we are full of joy that He is going to change us into what we should be, then He gets all the glory.

Denigrating self is as self-focused as elevating self, both are not of God.

Pride in who we are causes us to become competitive with others. When we walk with Christ we are competitive with ourselves not with others. We want to keep growing to please Him, without concern for whether or not we excel above others.

We are full of joy because we walk with Christ and He works in us.

What a relief we feel not to have to impress anyone. It is a relief to speak honestly about our failings as well as praise Him for what He has done in us. Since we are not in competition with anyone we can freely speak the truth about ourselves and expect the Lord to change what needs changing and use what is good that He places there.

We are not an entity unto ourselves, we are His workmanship, vessels for His glory, nothing of ourselves, everything of Him. Hallelujah!!!!

There is no one who has arrived, everyone has work to be done in us by the Holy Spirit no matter how far we have come in obedience to Christ.

Ephesians 2:10

"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

2 Corinthians 4:5-7

"5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants on account of Jesus.

6 For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;"

All praise it to Christ for His Work in us. Hallelujah!