"If you never give up the right you'll never get anything back ["I count these things as rubbish"]..."
DO YOU WANT THE AMERICAN DREAM OR DO YOU WANT GOD'S DREAM?
Rights you get to give up to God:
(some of the scripture references might be wrong,
I didn't double check and they were said really fast...!)
(some of the scripture references might be wrong,
I didn't double check and they were said really fast...!)
1. The right to eat
-Matthew 4:1-2, Matthew 6:25, Luke 4:2
2. The right to sleep
- Luke 6:12, Luke 22:40-46, Matthew 26:39-41
3. The right to privacy
- Mark 8:2, John 19:23, John 6:3-5, Matthew 14:13
4. The right to marriage
- Ephesians 5:25, Matthew 22:30, Luke 20:34-35
5. The right to a house
- Matthew 8:20, Matthew 6:20-33, John 14:1-8
6. The right to an honorable reputation
- Philippians 2:7, Isaiah 3:3, John 18:30
7. The right to possessions
- Mark 15:34, Matthew 8:4,8,10
8. The right to live
- Philippians 2:8
End of notes.... =]
The misconception of this root of character, is self-entitlement. Everything, is a gift from God. We don't rightfully deserve anything, our righteousness as filthy rags. The commonly quoted Matthew 6:33, is exactly the key- all these things God will add to you, but what about the seasons where your pride is tested, and you are asked to give them up? I was thinking about all this. It shatters the American dream that's for sure, but there's something beautiful about being humbled. You learn to love nothing more than God. The times where all these things are ripped from us, are probably some of the best times for us- testing and building our character, shaping our attitudes, equipping us to walk worthy of the calling to which we were called. [[[Counting it all joy, not loving your live unto death, counting these things as rubbish, to live is Christ to die is gain, He must increase I must decrease, etc, etc. ]]]
Psalm 27:4 ESV
One thing I have asked of the Lord, that I will seek after;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.
What is the one thing you are asking for? What it your current distracting hope, desire, thought? What is your heart pumping blood for?
....the axe laying root.
-Matthew 4:1-2, Matthew 6:25, Luke 4:2
2. The right to sleep
- Luke 6:12, Luke 22:40-46, Matthew 26:39-41
3. The right to privacy
- Mark 8:2, John 19:23, John 6:3-5, Matthew 14:13
4. The right to marriage
- Ephesians 5:25, Matthew 22:30, Luke 20:34-35
5. The right to a house
- Matthew 8:20, Matthew 6:20-33, John 14:1-8
6. The right to an honorable reputation
- Philippians 2:7, Isaiah 3:3, John 18:30
7. The right to possessions
- Mark 15:34, Matthew 8:4,8,10
8. The right to live
- Philippians 2:8
End of notes.... =]
The misconception of this root of character, is self-entitlement. Everything, is a gift from God. We don't rightfully deserve anything, our righteousness as filthy rags. The commonly quoted Matthew 6:33, is exactly the key- all these things God will add to you, but what about the seasons where your pride is tested, and you are asked to give them up? I was thinking about all this. It shatters the American dream that's for sure, but there's something beautiful about being humbled. You learn to love nothing more than God. The times where all these things are ripped from us, are probably some of the best times for us- testing and building our character, shaping our attitudes, equipping us to walk worthy of the calling to which we were called. [[[Counting it all joy, not loving your live unto death, counting these things as rubbish, to live is Christ to die is gain, He must increase I must decrease, etc, etc. ]]]
Psalm 27:4 ESV
One thing I have asked of the Lord, that I will seek after;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.
What is the one thing you are asking for? What it your current distracting hope, desire, thought? What is your heart pumping blood for?
....the axe laying root.
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