Three core problems:
1. I am bent- the problems we are having.
2. I can't trust God- how could we trust God with all our problems if we don't trust him.
3. I must become God- we want to become God to solve the problems. We try to fix the problems and we choose all the wrong things like power and control, fix our relationship, over work and worship money, use pleasure to satisfy our thirst, our fill our mind with knowledge so we can be smarter than others, our escape through thinking we are immortal by not taking care of our bodies through health and fitness, and so we have try to fix others issues instead of focusing on our own problems. All these things don't fix our problems; the core problems.
4. We all suffer from the same condition.
5. We all need to repent.
6. Change is life long process- not complete by a spectacular event.
The core problem is??? We don't want to see ourselves clearly.
Evils primary goal is to shame us and where shame is there will be contempt.
James 4 1-2
Shame is a gift-
1. Exposure. Shame is a gift when there is exposure of something ugly or we are ashamed of.
We do what's right, but not because of beauty, goodness and gratitude, but because of fear and pressure.
What have you trusted that has put you in shame?
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