Me, Myself, and I
Looking back through my posts I am disappointed, but not especially surprised, to see how "me" focused they are. "Here is what I have done wrong." "Here is what the Lord is teaching me. " etc., etc. They are not necessarily me talking about what an awesome person I am but they are still selfish. Focused on my works and not Christ's. I can be a perfectionist and in my spiritual life this boils down to unending efforts to be a good enough person that God won't regret saving me. Terrible theology, I know. (Update: ran across this thundering verse of love and grace immediately after writing this post-- “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25 -- my sins were blotted out not for my sake, but the Lord's.) So how to end this cycle of navel gazing? Stop talking, thinking, and focusing on myself. I need to stop working so hard to better myself and instead, fol