1 Cor 10:12 -Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
"Believe in yourself" "I believe I can fly!" "Learning to love*yourself, is the greatest love of all" "Knowledge of self"*"Touch your inner self" "Tap into your human spirit" "You*are your destiny" "What is your zodiac sign?" All these are*popular sayings in our culture. We hear them in our secular*society often. You watched Oprah Winfrey, listening to the new aged teachings of Iyanla Vanzant or even listening to neo-soul*artists like Erykah Badu will many times encourage you to*tap into your inner self! But does God encourage us to search*and find ourselves on our own? Should we build up ourselves*without him or his knowledge of us? What does the Word tell*us about practicing self knowledge or tapping into our human*spirit? Well, the bible calls this an abomination! Your human*spirit and knowledge of self is only to be manifested from your*relationship with Jesus Christ. Only God knows who you are and*only the Word of God can teach you how to be who he says you*are. I know this is a touchy subject, but I gotta say something!*We as believers cannot be coaxed into finding ourselves without*God. God made us, and he knows who we are and why we are.*We cannot take the advice of people that do not support the true*written Word of God. These self healers and self preachers are*warped in their thinking because they feel somehow that they can*bypass the bible and show you who you are without the creator*of you. God forbid.
In the Old Testament, the Egyptians were a culture very much*like ours today. They began worshipping themselves and idol gods.*They would pierce their bodies in places as sacrificial pain rituals.*They would tattoo themselves to channel gods and spirits. They would worship*objects as gods. They would tap into their human spirit to do supernatural*things such as healing the ill, magic, levitation, and other things.*They would worship themselves and believe that they were the true*gods of this planet. They would consult the stars for their destiny, or*consult psychics for guidance. But God took his people out of that culture*because that culture totally denied him as God. Even though they*acknowledged that there was a "Jehovah" God, because they worshipped*other gods, it made their knowledge of Jehovah God non existent. (God*has to be your only God or he is not your god at all!) When you practice*all this self love, self worship, and self seeking, you totally take God*out of the picture. Yes, we should be confident and be who we are in the*Kingdom of God but without Jesus, we are nothing. Without his Words, we*don't know who we are. How can you find yourself without choosing his*ways or following his Word? And you must never tap into the power of your*human spirit because it's reserved for our communication with God alone!*Our human spirit is only for God's use, and it's an abomination for us to*tap into it! The first rule in following God is to deny yourself, not promote*yourself or find yourself! Learning to love yourself is not the greatest love*of all according to the Word of God. Follow Jesus, and he will teach you who*you are.
*Suggested reading: Deut. 18:9-14, Matthew 16:24, Proverbs 3:6
"Believe in yourself" "I believe I can fly!" "Learning to love*yourself, is the greatest love of all" "Knowledge of self"*"Touch your inner self" "Tap into your human spirit" "You*are your destiny" "What is your zodiac sign?" All these are*popular sayings in our culture. We hear them in our secular*society often. You watched Oprah Winfrey, listening to the new aged teachings of Iyanla Vanzant or even listening to neo-soul*artists like Erykah Badu will many times encourage you to*tap into your inner self! But does God encourage us to search*and find ourselves on our own? Should we build up ourselves*without him or his knowledge of us? What does the Word tell*us about practicing self knowledge or tapping into our human*spirit? Well, the bible calls this an abomination! Your human*spirit and knowledge of self is only to be manifested from your*relationship with Jesus Christ. Only God knows who you are and*only the Word of God can teach you how to be who he says you*are. I know this is a touchy subject, but I gotta say something!*We as believers cannot be coaxed into finding ourselves without*God. God made us, and he knows who we are and why we are.*We cannot take the advice of people that do not support the true*written Word of God. These self healers and self preachers are*warped in their thinking because they feel somehow that they can*bypass the bible and show you who you are without the creator*of you. God forbid.
In the Old Testament, the Egyptians were a culture very much*like ours today. They began worshipping themselves and idol gods.*They would pierce their bodies in places as sacrificial pain rituals.*They would tattoo themselves to channel gods and spirits. They would worship*objects as gods. They would tap into their human spirit to do supernatural*things such as healing the ill, magic, levitation, and other things.*They would worship themselves and believe that they were the true*gods of this planet. They would consult the stars for their destiny, or*consult psychics for guidance. But God took his people out of that culture*because that culture totally denied him as God. Even though they*acknowledged that there was a "Jehovah" God, because they worshipped*other gods, it made their knowledge of Jehovah God non existent. (God*has to be your only God or he is not your god at all!) When you practice*all this self love, self worship, and self seeking, you totally take God*out of the picture. Yes, we should be confident and be who we are in the*Kingdom of God but without Jesus, we are nothing. Without his Words, we*don't know who we are. How can you find yourself without choosing his*ways or following his Word? And you must never tap into the power of your*human spirit because it's reserved for our communication with God alone!*Our human spirit is only for God's use, and it's an abomination for us to*tap into it! The first rule in following God is to deny yourself, not promote*yourself or find yourself! Learning to love yourself is not the greatest love*of all according to the Word of God. Follow Jesus, and he will teach you who*you are.
*Suggested reading: Deut. 18:9-14, Matthew 16:24, Proverbs 3:6
