Being truthful with oneself, with others and with God

Over worked and Overtired,

but won’t admit it?

Worn out, but pretending things is alright while suffering in silence?

                Mom and I had a good little talk today, about this very issue, and here is a peek at our dialogue.

When I asked mom this question, her response was, “We tend to take on more than what God intends for us to because we want the praise of men; which is pride.”

“We all want acknowledgements, affirmation, and praise for a job well done which is built into our nature; some of it is good, but it can be taken too far.”

“But as Christians, it’s not about us; it’s about Him and about what He’s done for us. It’s not about how good we are, but how great God is.”

Why don’t we admit when we are weak or in need of prayer?

“Going back to the same root problem, because we want the praise of men and not content what God has given us, which is also pride.”

I read something the other day that made perfect sense, “If King Saul took all his insecurities, and fears about leading the children of Israel to God, than he most likely would have succeeded as king.”

Mom, “He took his eyes off God, and we must be careful not to do the same thing.”

   But to keep from over generalizing, we must also keep in mind that we have a very real enemy who seeks to ‘rob, kill and destroy.’ (John 10:10)

He’s out to rob us of our time alone with God; our reputations and our families through discord, disease, or death. Not to mention our God-given time, talents, and yes our destinies under a ‘cloud of secrecy.’  For if he can keep us ashamed, or resentful, then most of our energy will be wasted just getting through the day.

He’s out to kill our God-given dream which breathes life into our members through doubts, fear, and insecurities.  And if he had his way, he most certainly would kill our bodies. But for now, all he has in his arsenal is fear, doubt, and unbelief.

He’s out to destroy our connection with the Body of Believers, where our strength lies.

But the worst being, his all out war on our testimonies. Because if he can succeed in this one area, than what’s to stop him from winning the battle over the minds and souls of men?

God’s Word says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” (Revelation 12:11).

Though this is true, take heart dear ones; I’ve read the end of the Book, and we win!!!

MLA/EMM