THE SELFISH “I” DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE
Nowadays, the word sacrifice is not taught nor do we talk about dying to self. Everything is based on what people want or can do, if they are offended we cannot talk about it nor confront it. The gospel should not be mediocre or taken lightly. Sacrifice does not substitute grace, we receive God’s blessings through grace and we are saved by grace through our faith in Jesus Christ; but it is also required of us that we live a humble selfless life. Today, we will learn who is the selfish “I” and how to overcome it.
THE SELFISH “I” DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE
Why do we get angry? Because someone messed with our “I”. Why do we lie? Because we are afraid of losing something or of being embarrassed.
The selfish “I” will always want more, it will always want short-term satisfaction. The selfish “I” wants to eat more, sleep more and sin more and in result the supernatural power of God is lost, and we become empty people only full of habits; but we do not see miracles, healings nor deliverance.
The selfish “I” does not want to change, it only seeks God during Easter or Christmas. It only serves when there is guilt or when it promised God something in exchange.
Recognize the need to die every day: If you want to have a life that is peaceful, prosperous, stable in marriage, ministry, and work; then recognize that you need to stop fighting.
Accept Christ’s grace. We cannot change on our own, and God does not condemn us. It is because of gratitude that we want to be more like Him. We cannot do this in our own strength. Although we have weaknesses, Jesus does not condemn us. He only needs us to surrender and recognize that we need a change.
Renounce to your selfish “I”: surrender that part of yourself. It is in the “I” that you find all fear, old habits, wrath, resentment, the stubborn will that doesn’t want to change, pride that never died, that fights and humiliates others, defensiveness, and commodity.
Think about it:
Why have you been angry lately?
What things have you not tolerated that have caused you be full of impatience?