What's up Spy5ever!!! Two youth groups ago on Sunday 28th July, when we separated between guys and girls, Joe led the guys bible study and it was on Colossians 2 Been trying to think through what FALSE HUMILITY means and looks like. The wallpaper for my computer desktop, is what I thought was pretty cool and hipster. It's in a minimalist empty yellow room, occupied by three vintage pieces of furniture with a poem written with multiple different fonts by Marianne Williamson. The poem has become quite cheesy to me since its use in mainstream cinema of Coach Carter. OUR DEEPEST FEAR By Marianne Williamson Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness That most frightens us. We ask ourselves Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small Does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking So that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, As children do. We were born to make manifest The glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; It's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others. We are all children of God, we are made in His image. God is good. He designed us with special gifts, out of his grace he sent his one, and only son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins. Out of his grace he hears our prayers when we are speechless to understand our groans, our sighs, and our grumbles. Out of his grace we don't need to pray a "right way" with the "right words". Out of his grace our mistakes and our vain actions can be used to be fruitful and glorify him. Such a gracious God, such a Great God, who are we to deny him glory. False humility, when we play small, we let our sins dictate our lives, when we worship ourselves instead of God about how humble WE are, how weak WE are, how sinful WE are, how faithless WE are. We got to remember God sent His one and only son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross, he died and resurrected. He defeated death, he defeated sin, in Christ we have victory and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Let us live in light of this! Don't focus on asking how was church, lets us ourselves how is God, how is our relationship with God. Lets continue to strive for that intimacy with Christ, only with him and through him we can confidently ask ourselves why can't I be.... Why can't I be a pastor, a fisher of thousands of men? Why can't I be a world famous psychologist? Why can't I be an accomplished construction manager? Why can't I be an influential architect? Why can't stop what I'm doing to travel and explore the world? Why can't I be one of the most selfless person in the world? Why can't I be one of the most humblest person in the world? Why can't I play an important role in Gods magnificent plan? Why can't someone so great as Jesus die for MY sins? Why can't God love me? False humility. It's not about how much glory we get for ourselves but how much glory God gets. Colossians 2:13-23. Don't stress, Bible press.
