Psalm 112: 5-7
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good man shows favor, and lends: he will guide his affairs with
discretion.
Surely he shall not be moved forever: the righteous shall be in
everlasting remembrance.He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Humanist would have us believe that we are all just the product of our circumstances. God says we are so much more than that. God says we are the product of what we believe. Changing your circumstances is a powerful tool, but changing outward things does not address our inner needs. First we have a sin need, which can only be met by the blood of Christ. Second we have a self need, which is brought under control by applying what we believe to our lives. Jesus said, 'according to your faith so it will be unto you.' If your faith is weak, you will be weak. If your faith is strong, you will be strong. If your faith is scattered, you will be scattered. If your faith is solid, you will be solid. Jesus likened a man who acted upon his Word like a man who built his house upon a rock. The wind and the waves and the storms beat upon it, but the house still stood. We keep looking for an outside fix, to fix our inner needs, when really, only a change of heart will bring about the things we need for a true change in our lives.
For example, let's say someone is plagued with low self esteem. Let's say this person sees themselves as a loser. The humanist might say enroll them in College, change the outward circumstance to fix the inner need. But what happens if you go through 4 years of College and get your degree, and are better prepared, and yet, in your heart, nothing has changed, you still are plagued with feelings of inferiority, feelings that you are a loser. Even Christians who have given their lives to Jesus can feel this way. We have to not only deal with sin, we also have to deal with self.
How do we deal with self? We must go from a self conscienceness, to a God conscienceness. Look at David when he fought with Goliath. When he was considering if he could win the contest, did he self analyze? He did not look at himself to consider if he was capable of taking out the giant. He said, "My God will deliver him into my hands." When Saul questioned his talents, he did not brag on himself, instead he said, "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” He looked to what the Lord had done through him. He could have said, 'I am young, I have not trained as a soldier, I am small, I only have a sling as a weapon, I am just an errand boy' All of those things were true about him. Good thing he was God conscience, instead of self conscience!
We look at ourselves too much. This is why we think that there are impossibilities in life. When we develop a God conscious mindset, we will realize that there is no such thing as impossibilities. With man, there are limitations, but with God, all things are possible.
