Monday, October 24, 2011
I Tim 5:6 "Self-Indulgent: Dead While Alive" (October 25)
I Tim 5:6 If I am self-indulgent, I am dead, even while I live. What do I choose to indulge in? Being right. Wanting peace. Craving attention. Being lazy. Harboring jealousy. Wonder why I don't indulge in things of eternal value? Who wants to live like a dead person?
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Self-indulgence may be the biggest sin of this generation. We demand conveniences, things to go our way, and when they do, we say "God is good." And when they don't, we fall away or we carry our self loathing complaints to anyone who will listen. I heard someone say yesterday, "until my husband comes to God, I'm going to suffer and nothing will be right." I wondered what responsibility she took in her state. I wondered why she thought financial difficulties weren't where God had placed her to learn a thing or two about genuine joy. I know--so easy to see in others. What self indulgent thing am I engaging? Where to start? I am still too much about me. Too much about how I feel physically, too much about what wrong was done to me. And living like a dead person even though alive.
ReplyDeleteLord, awaken places in our soul to truly live!