Let’s bust the modern myth about what God is doing in your life …

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From shortly after the creation of the first man and woman, we human beings have been plagued with the sin of thinking too highly of ourselves.

It goes beyond “loving” ourselves too much. Have you heard this little tidbit?

“I gave a little tea party this afternoon, at three. ‘Twas very small, three guests in all – I, myself, and me. Myself ate all the sandwiches while I drank all the tea. ‘Twas also I who ate the pie and passed the cake to me.”

Truth be told, we downright revel in ourselves!

And so it’s been easy to believe what is flowing profusely from many church leaders today … teaching that suggests we are at the center of God’s universe and He’s busy doing all kinds of things:

– To make us “successful.”
– To “bless” us materially.
– To make us happy.
– To make us comfortable.
– To “defeat” things that make us uncomfortable.
– To make life easier for us.
– To make our dreams come true.
– To grant the desires and whims of our hearts.
– To make us “winners.”

That’s the kind of message that is common for Christians to hear today. Who wouldn’t find it easy to like a God who is totally devoted to giving us such things?

But that isn’t what God is busy doing.

Just what kind of work is God really doing in the lives of those who are His children? The Apostle Paul tells us in a single sentence, which simultaneously busts the modern myth of God making us the center of His universe to serve us. Here’s what Paul wrote:

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him,” Philippians 2:13.

That certainly sounds different from what we often hear; in fact, that turns everything around and makes God the “center of the universe” and the reason for the very existence of our lives being about bringing Him glory.

Yes, that’s it! Paul put it this way:

“For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen,” Romans 11:36.

Is it any wonder, then, that the work God is doing in us is “… giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him”?

Have you believed the myth that God is busy serving you to make you happy and comfortable? Or by the study of God’s Word, and the work of the Holy Spirit in you, are you fostering the desire and seeking the power to do what pleases God?

Scotty