Be Yourself

I recently started a short book by Ray Comfort that I received at a small group meeting called The Way (tri-weekly meeting) a few months ago. There was a section that I really enjoyed and I will type most of it out and paraphrase and cut some, but here is the basis:

We can see the work of God's Law illustrated in civil law. When there is no visible sign of law enforcement, a motorist exceeds the speed limit on a freeway. It would seem that each speeder thinks to himself that the law has forgotten to patrol his part of the freeway. He is transgressing the law by only fifteen miles an hour--and besides, he isn't the only one doing it.

Notice however what happens when the law enter the fast lane with red lights flashing. The speeder's heart misses a beat and he is no longer secure in the fact that other motorists are also speeding.

Look at the freeway of sin. The whole world naturally goes with the flow. Who hasn't had a lustful thought at one time or another? Who doesn't tell the occasional "white lie"? Who hasn't taking something that belongs to someone else, even if it's just a "white-collar" crime?

The sinner has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see" (Psalm 10:11).

Watch the Law enter as the sinner is shown the measure if his guilt in light of the Law. Every man will give an account of himself to God (see Romans 14:12). Law shows him that his mere lust becomes adultery of the heart (Matthew 5:27-28), his white lie becomes false witness; his hatred becomes murder in God's sight (1 John 3:15). "For without the Law sin is dead" (Romans 7:8). He now sees his need for the Savior.

John R. Stott said, "We cannon come to Christ to be justified until we have first been to Moses, to be condemned. But once we have gone to Moses, and acknowledged our sin, guilt, and condemnation, we must not stay there. We must let Moses send us to Christ."

Scripture tells us that we must be in the world and not of it. Don't follow the flow of what everyone else is doing or telling you to do. Follow your heart and the small voice of God's Spirit inside of you. You will be much happier in the end if you do. It will be worth anything that you might lose in the process!

*[BE.YOU]*RSELF

What do you believe about yourself?

I was just sitting here reading the book The Unshakable Truth by father and son Josh and Sean McDowell. Amazing book! Truth number Seven is called "Living The Transformed Life" and chapter 30 is the third part of that truth. It is entitled "Seeing Yourself As God Sees You".

First of all, think of the most important people in your life. Parents? Friends? Teachers? Think on the things they say about you. Do they say you're a caring friend? A caring daughter/son? A smart student? A loving husband/wife? Someone who is not committed? Lazy? Antisocial? Unhappy? Mean?

Whatever the most important people in our lives say about us, we tend to believe. Am I right? We conform to their way of thinking. If what they say is negative, our thoughts toward ourself are also negative and we become very unhappy and begin to develop a low self-esteem. But if what they say is positive, we have a more positive attitude about life.

That should also be true with what GOD says about us. If He is the most important person in your life, you should believe him whole-heartedly. In the Bible, God says:

1.) You are His masterpiece (Eph. 2:10).
2.) You are beautiful (Ps. 139:14, Gen. 1:27, Song of Solomon 4:7).
3.) He loves you with an ever-lasting love (Jer. 31:3, Jn 3:16).
4.) He cares about what goes on in your life (2 Peter 5:7, Ps. 46:1).
5.) You are important (Jer. 29:11).

 

Please look up those verses and feel the truth behind the words.

 

Romans 12:2 (ESV) even tells us to not conform to the ways of this world. "...but be transformed by the renewal of your mind..." Let the Word of God transform your mind and the way you view yourself. Don't let the mindless words of other define who you are as a person. :) <3