Wednesday, May 20, 2020
No One Hates Themselves, Its a Lie of the Devil
If you really hated yourself because of the way you look or your perceived lack of talent, then you would be glad you were ugly and had no talent.
Everyone is born loving themselves more than they should. Believing they deserve more than they have is the mentality of today.
Philippians 2:3 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself."
Those who do not pay much attention to themselves are those who can love others. This is the opposite of what psychology teaches. They wrongly teach us that we must love ourselves first before we can love others. This is the opposite of the teachings of Christ.
We can only love others if we deny ourselves and follow Christ. Then we are free to love others.
"One of the elements of holiness is the lack of self-awareness."
Everyone is born loving themselves more than they should. Believing they deserve more than they have is the mentality of today.
Philippians 2:3 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself."
Those who do not pay much attention to themselves are those who can love others. This is the opposite of what psychology teaches. They wrongly teach us that we must love ourselves first before we can love others. This is the opposite of the teachings of Christ.
We can only love others if we deny ourselves and follow Christ. Then we are free to love others.
"One of the elements of holiness is the lack of self-awareness."
No One Hates Themselves
No one hates themselves, this is a lie from the psychological community. They believe what they say because they have been fed these lies from the devil.
Just like the devil told Eve in the garden that she could be like God, our culture it training people to love themselves more than they love anyone else or God.
Every person is born loving themselves, there is no need to help them love themselves more.
A child who says "I hate myself" is not expressing the truth, they are only expressing their pride that they are not getting what they want.
Often the phrase "I hate myself" is a manipulation for attention rather than the truth.
Ephesians 5:29 "29 Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. "
If a person hated themselves because they thought they were ugly, they would be glad they are ugly. It is human nature to wish bad on those we hate. But the person who thinks they are ugly are unhappy about that because they believe they deserve better. They do not hate themselves as they claim or they would be happy that they were ugly.
Just like the devil told Eve in the garden that she could be like God, our culture it training people to love themselves more than they love anyone else or God.
Every person is born loving themselves, there is no need to help them love themselves more.
A child who says "I hate myself" is not expressing the truth, they are only expressing their pride that they are not getting what they want.
Often the phrase "I hate myself" is a manipulation for attention rather than the truth.
Ephesians 5:29 "29 Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. "
If a person hated themselves because they thought they were ugly, they would be glad they are ugly. It is human nature to wish bad on those we hate. But the person who thinks they are ugly are unhappy about that because they believe they deserve better. They do not hate themselves as they claim or they would be happy that they were ugly.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
My Trust is in Christ Alone
"6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom."
1 Peter 1:3-6
"3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this, you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,"
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
"16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
John 4:13-14
13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;
14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst, but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
Jeremiah 17:5-8
5 Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 “For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose trust is the Lord.
8 “For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit."
Ephesians 1:19-21
"19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come."
Knowing Wicked Details Does Not Glorify God
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
It is not good to know the details of what wicked people do, it defiles the mind and brings turmoil to the heart and Spirit. Does anyone think the Holy Spirit loves to hear us speak of the wicked details that He hid from us?
Proverbs 14:12
"There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death."
Psalm 1:2
"But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night."
Eve wanted to know "good and evil", she was bent on finding out what she did not know, even blaming God for not telling her all she wanted to know. We remember what happened after that, she not only learned what evil looked like she became that evil.
Eve was not satisfied with just knowing good, she had to be like God and know all about evil.
Matthew 15:19-20
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”
God has no desire for us to be dwelling on and disseminating the details of evil to fellow believers. God wanted us to share His glory and truth with one another.
Ephesians 4:29
"Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen."
This last passage in Ephesians should tell us all we need to know about sharing grimy, wicked, icky details of evil with one another.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
It is not good to know the details of what wicked people do, it defiles the mind and brings turmoil to the heart and Spirit. Does anyone think the Holy Spirit loves to hear us speak of the wicked details that He hid from us?
Proverbs 14:12
"There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death."
Psalm 1:2
"But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night."
Eve wanted to know "good and evil", she was bent on finding out what she did not know, even blaming God for not telling her all she wanted to know. We remember what happened after that, she not only learned what evil looked like she became that evil.
Eve was not satisfied with just knowing good, she had to be like God and know all about evil.
Matthew 15:19-20
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”
God has no desire for us to be dwelling on and disseminating the details of evil to fellow believers. God wanted us to share His glory and truth with one another.
Ephesians 4:29
"Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen."
This last passage in Ephesians should tell us all we need to know about sharing grimy, wicked, icky details of evil with one another.
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