spectacular presentation to the world. The praise and accolades that drove it to puff its feathers out while strutting its stuff, showcasing its awesomeness for the world to see.
Its unique color palette of feathers bouncing in the wind, beckoning onlookers to“ Look at me. Look at me. I’ m important. I’ m valuable. I am somebody.”
I was embarrassed to realize how uncomfortably familiar this was to my own life. Well, my old life. Even as a Christian I gauged my success, worth, and happiness on what I had, who others thought I was, and how I felt about myself. The pursuit of the“ I” was destroying my life, and just as the quest to obtain a life of perfection was a fruitless endeavor, so, too, seemed my hope for a life filled with long-lasting peace, joy, and happiness.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be trans- formed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.( Romans 12:2 esv)
Sometimes— a lot of the time— when we feel that our problems are insurmountable and we are lost in the midst of them, we spend days and nights begging God to change our circumstances when the truth is, what really needs changing is us. Point blank. Period.
How we think, what we believe, and what we say are all reflections of who we think we are, of what’ s really in our hearts. When we look at what’ s coming out of our mouths in our con- versations with loved ones and even in our talks with God, what do we see? Do our words reflect an out-of-balance focus on what we perceive to be the ideal plans for our lives— in other words, our plans— or an unhealthy obsession with our worldly status, or maybe too much value placed on what our friends think of us?
Usually, what comes to light is that the root of our problems has very little to do with things like the job market or our relation- ship status. It’ s us. God needs to hit the reset button on our beings
Kristi Watts is best known for her role as a former co-host on the award-winning television program The 700 Club and for her in-depth interviews of authors, celebrities, and public figures such as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and movie mogul Tyler Perry. She recently launched Kristi Watts Ministries to provide Bible study tools, video blogs, and speaking engagements. Today, Kristi lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her son.
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Taken from Talk Yourself Happy by Kristi Watts. Copyright © 2017 by Kristi Watts. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson.
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