The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency
This morning I read from Matthew 18 where Jesus instructed his disciples (who were debating among themselves which was the greatest) that they needed to become like little children and acknowledge their complete dependence on Him alone. Then I opened the quarterly that I have been asked to teach from in Sunday school for the next several months and read the first sentence. "One of the greatest hindrances to true worship is a lack of thankfulness, and the greatest hindrance to thankfulness is the illusion of self-sufficiency." It has given me the opportunity to think for a little while about this matter of how we view our ability to do what God has called us to do. This applies to any situation in life. Whether it is a ministry situation or a "secular" vocation or raising kids or simply being a good spouse, we have to come to the place where we recognize that we simply don't have it in us to do it as it ought to be done. That's whe