One of my biggest growth moments as an individual was the day I realized that pride and idolatry were a big part of my life … and that through my need to fill those things, I found significance in how others perceived me, instead of finding significance in how the Lord saw me.
I wish I could say I realized those things years ago.
The reality is, through the ReEngage class I have been part of the last 9 weeks, I have learned a great deal not just about how to grow in my marriage, but also about how to grow myself.
There have been some truly amazing growth opportunities from realizing everything “wrong” in my life is directly tied to drawing a circle ⭕️ around myself and working only on fixing the things wrong with the person inside the circle.
On Sunday, during one of the testimonies shared in class, a man said, “I found significance in what others think of me. That led to anger, selfishness, lust. … I realized I had let other people become my salvation instead of God. … I was dying little by little, walking away from the Lord one step at a time.”
💡 … went off.
I was just like him in many ways.
Satan has pushed me on it this week, too. On more than one occasion over the last 5 days, I felt personally attacked. In those moments, I felt a crush to my pride, as my need for significance in the eyes of others was void. And anger instead of grace filled my heart. In those moments, my ability to communicate was ruined right along with my testimony.
But then God reminded me … “You’re enough. Draw your ⭕️. I am for you, and you’re doing great. Help the other people. This isn’t about you.”
The reality is, the things I felt attacked over this week were so trivial. As I put a circle around myself, I also realized they were all rooted in part in someone else’s pride and need to feel significant.
So there you have it … my tip of the week!
We all have sins we struggle with. If you struggle with pride or the need to feel significant, I hope by sharing, this helps you grow, too!
Next step … I need to reach out to those I showed anger to and seek forgiveness!
