"For if God's name is I AM, (my) name must be I am not.
I am not the center of everything.
I am not in control.
I am not the solution.
I am not all-powerful.
I am not callng the shots.
I am not the owner of anything.
I am not the Lord"
-i am not but i know who I AM
We're selfish by nature. We want the story to focus on us, we seek to make our lives and our actions about us. But who are we?
We examine God's Word and look for anything that applies to our lives and our situations, we try to make the gospel about us.
We pray to God and ask Him to meet our needs, we focus on making our time with God about us. But who are we?
We didn't create the heavens and the earth, we we're even there when it happened. Notice, man came after God had already established the world and everything in it. As for you and me personally... we were simply items on God's To Do list.
The attention and the glory of it all so obviously belong to Him yet we continue to take it for ouselves. Why?
I got this book at Passions, and now I can't stop asking myself why I seek to make it all about me. So far, I haven't been able to come up with a decent answer. There's really no excuse for my ego. It's God story, His show...I'm merely a supporting player. It's been a humbling experience to say the least.
Now I wonder "how can I make this life about Him."
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God being called "I Am" is a reference to his all-present, ever constant, never past nor future but present, being/existent.
Yes, we are created to glorify God and enjoy him forever. But we also need to remember that God has a divine purpose/commission for us as well.
Great points.
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