“Of all horrible religions the most horrible is the worship of the god within.”
(G. K. Chesterton)
The world tells us to love ourselves. The Bible tells us that “in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves“ (2 Timothy 3:1-2).
The world tells us to follow our heart. The Bible tells us that “the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jeremiah 17:9) and that “he that trusteth in his own heart is a fool” (Proverbs 28:26).
The world tells us to speak and live “our truth.“ The Bible says that God’s word is truth (John 17:17) and that Jesus Himself is the truth (see John 14:6).
The world tells us we can manifest our desires. The Bible says that God alone has the power to speak something into existence (see Genesis 1 and Colossians 1).
I am not God. You are not God. There is only one who is above all. The cult of self is a dark path to travel.
When we don’t see the big picture, it’s easy to think that life is all about us. When we see the big picture, we realize how we fit perfectly into it — not at the top where the weight of the world is on our inadequate shoulders, not at the bottom where we have no value — but in that perfect in-between where God created us to be.
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