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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, April 12, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-12-2018
This is devotional thought number 67 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2, NLT).
It’s a classic 7 year old child issue. It’s called self praise. The boy says he’s stronger and smarter than everybody in his class, and the whole world. The girl says she’s smarter than the all the boys, and prettier than all the girls. The boy says nobody can build a treehouse better than him. The girl says her hairstyle is the in thing and that other girls want to be like her. The boy says that his picture is better than theirs. The girl says she has more friends than they do. If childhood were its own species, one of the genetic traits would be self praise.
We expect to hear our children’s incessant self-praise. For at least the first couple of years of their lives, parents, family, and family friends do make it seem like the world revolves around their little faces. That’s fine. However, as we get older, we all realize that is not the case. There are other people who are just as important, who have just as many needs, and are just as good, or better at doing some of the things we do. There are so many who have nicer things, are more intelligent, are faster, stronger, and wiser than we are. Welcome to the real world. Unfortunately some of our little children grow up into big, adult-aged children. Although they are increasing in age, they are not increasing in maturity. They still think the world revolves around them. They still give incessant sel-praise and force people, through their constant blabbering, to listen to the figment of their imagination. Unfortunately, even some world thought leaders are this way, and those under their influence are forced to suffer through droning speeches, unreasonable demands, and petulant rants. The Bible gives a simple remedy to this continuous drivel of focus on self. If you are wonderful, intelligent, great, spectacular, incredible, effulgent, and wise, other people will notice. Your gifts will be self-evident and those who are blessed by them will will spread the word. Can you imagine? So many of us have lost focus of our great God, and have magnified self in our eyes. What’s the remedy? As always, I am so glad you asked. If we learn to set our sights on on God and ask Him to teach us how to serve others, we will lose focus of self and whatever we do that might be praiseworthy will be evidenced in the people we help.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, April 12, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-12-2018
This is devotional thought number 67 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2, NLT).
It’s a classic 7 year old child issue. It’s called self praise. The boy says he’s stronger and smarter than everybody in his class, and the whole world. The girl says she’s smarter than the all the boys, and prettier than all the girls. The boy says nobody can build a treehouse better than him. The girl says her hairstyle is the in thing and that other girls want to be like her. The boy says that his picture is better than theirs. The girl says she has more friends than they do. If childhood were its own species, one of the genetic traits would be self praise.
We expect to hear our children’s incessant self-praise. For at least the first couple of years of their lives, parents, family, and family friends do make it seem like the world revolves around their little faces. That’s fine. However, as we get older, we all realize that is not the case. There are other people who are just as important, who have just as many needs, and are just as good, or better at doing some of the things we do. There are so many who have nicer things, are more intelligent, are faster, stronger, and wiser than we are. Welcome to the real world. Unfortunately some of our little children grow up into big, adult-aged children. Although they are increasing in age, they are not increasing in maturity. They still think the world revolves around them. They still give incessant sel-praise and force people, through their constant blabbering, to listen to the figment of their imagination. Unfortunately, even some world thought leaders are this way, and those under their influence are forced to suffer through droning speeches, unreasonable demands, and petulant rants. The Bible gives a simple remedy to this continuous drivel of focus on self. If you are wonderful, intelligent, great, spectacular, incredible, effulgent, and wise, other people will notice. Your gifts will be self-evident and those who are blessed by them will will spread the word. Can you imagine? So many of us have lost focus of our great God, and have magnified self in our eyes. What’s the remedy? As always, I am so glad you asked. If we learn to set our sights on on God and ask Him to teach us how to serve others, we will lose focus of self and whatever we do that might be praiseworthy will be evidenced in the people we help.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, April 12, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-12-2018
This is devotional thought number 67 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2, NLT).
It’s a classic 7 year old child issue. It’s called self praise. The boy says he’s stronger and smarter than everybody in his class, and the whole world. The girl says she’s smarter than the all the boys, and prettier than all the girls. The boy says nobody can build a treehouse better than him. The girl says her hairstyle is the in thing and that other girls want to be like her. The boy says that his picture is better than theirs. The girl says she has more friends than they do. If childhood were its own species, one of the genetic traits would be self praise.
We expect to hear our children’s incessant self-praise. For at least the first couple of years of their lives, parents, family, and family friends do make it seem like the world revolves around their little faces. That’s fine. However, as we get older, we all realize that is not the case. There are other people who are just as important, who have just as many needs, and are just as good, or better at doing some of the things we do. There are so many who have nicer things, are more intelligent, are faster, stronger, and wiser than we are. Welcome to the real world. Unfortunately some of our little children grow up into big, adult-aged children. Although they are increasing in age, they are not increasing in maturity. They still think the world revolves around them. They still give incessant sel-praise and force people, through their constant blabbering, to listen to the figment of their imagination. Unfortunately, even some world thought leaders are this way, and those under their influence are forced to suffer through droning speeches, unreasonable demands, and petulant rants. The Bible gives a simple remedy to this continuous drivel of focus on self. If you are wonderful, intelligent, great, spectacular, incredible, effulgent, and wise, other people will notice. Your gifts will be self-evident and those who are blessed by them will will spread the word. Can you imagine? So many of us have lost focus of our great God, and have magnified self in our eyes. What’s the remedy? As always, I am so glad you asked. If we learn to set our sights on on God and ask Him to teach us how to serve others, we will lose focus of self and whatever we do that might be praiseworthy will be evidenced in the people we help.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, April 12, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-12-2018
This is devotional thought number 67 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2, NLT).
It’s a classic 7 year old child issue. It’s called self praise. The boy says he’s stronger and smarter than everybody in his class, and the whole world. The girl says she’s smarter than the all the boys, and prettier than all the girls. The boy says nobody can build a treehouse better than him. The girl says her hairstyle is the in thing and that other girls want to be like her. The boy says that his picture is better than theirs. The girl says she has more friends than they do. If childhood were its own species, one of the genetic traits would be self praise.
We expect to hear our children’s incessant self-praise. For at least the first couple of years of their lives, parents, family, and family friends do make it seem like the world revolves around their little faces. That’s fine. However, as we get older, we all realize that is not the case. There are other people who are just as important, who have just as many needs, and are just as good, or better at doing some of the things we do. There are so many who have nicer things, are more intelligent, are faster, stronger, and wiser than we are. Welcome to the real world. Unfortunately some of our little children grow up into big, adult-aged children. Although they are increasing in age, they are not increasing in maturity. They still think the world revolves around them. They still give incessant sel-praise and force people, through their constant blabbering, to listen to the figment of their imagination. Unfortunately, even some world thought leaders are this way, and those under their influence are forced to suffer through droning speeches, unreasonable demands, and petulant rants. The Bible gives a simple remedy to this continuous drivel of focus on self. If you are wonderful, intelligent, great, spectacular, incredible, effulgent, and wise, other people will notice. Your gifts will be self-evident and those who are blessed by them will will spread the word. Can you imagine? So many of us have lost focus of our great God, and have magnified self in our eyes. What’s the remedy? As always, I am so glad you asked. If we learn to set our sights on on God and ask Him to teach us how to serve others, we will lose focus of self and whatever we do that might be praiseworthy will be evidenced in the people we help.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)