Performance is embedded in the
very core of our being. It is the fruit of believing we can be our own god. The
exact same lie Adam and Eve bought into when tempted in the garden.
This is now so subtly and deeply
embedded in our hearts and a part of our make up, it is our default
approach to everything in life. Only by the Spirit of God, through the grace of
God, bringing it to our attention, do we ever see and abandon it. This is not a
one time event but a constant ongoing process.
Thank God he frees us and
allows us to take an honest look and admit this deeply ingrained and
hidden inclination away from Him because we now know He does
not reject us in Christ. Because Christ has removed the
barrier between us and God and gained God's total love and acceptance of
us we no longer need to deny our deep distrust of God.
He loved us before we ever trusted him.
Rom 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
In Christ we now have complete access to every
spiritual and heavenly resource.
"Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places," - Paul
the apostle. Eph 1:3
#distrust #Performance #Acceptance
#Honesty
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