Whilst reading Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll something that he wrote just got me thinking…
…as religious people often do, they read the Bible looking for ways to be the hero of their own life rather than reading it to see themselves as villains and Jesus as their hero.
Its an incredible reminder to me that I must allow God to be God. He is the hero. The only reason I can have victory is because of the victory Jesus won for me.
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so few words in that statement, yet, packed with truth and humbling reality. praise Jesus that the work is finished and i dont have the pressure of being the hero of my life. now if i could just be reminded of that…daily