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Everyone struggles with the need to impress people at some level. And much of the pressure, fear and stress we experience in our lives is caused by our need to impress others.
Can you imagine how free we would be if we just lived for God and didn't worry about what others think about us? How wonderful would it be to know that you don't have anything to prove and you're...satisfied being who God created you to be!
We need to know who we are in Christ, what we can do and what we can't. (See Colossians 3:17) We need to be humble about what we can do, and we need to accept and have peace about the things we can't do. Too many people are proud of what they can do and bothered by what they can't do.
I've discovered that there's real freedom in being able to say, "I can't do that. It's not my gift or calling from God. I don't believe God is leading me to do that."
When we have this attitude, we're not comparing ourselves or competing with others. And we're not worried about living by the world's standard, like having to wear what the fashion magazines say is "in" or having the "right" job or level of income to make us "important."
Jesus knew who He was, where He came from and where He was going. Because He did, He could take off His garment, put on a servant's towel, and wash the disciples' feet. (See John 13:4-5.)
Can you imagine how free we would be if we just lived for God and didn't worry about what others think about us? How wonderful would it be to know that you don't have anything to prove and you're...satisfied being who God created you to be!
We need to know who we are in Christ, what we can do and what we can't. (See Colossians 3:17) We need to be humble about what we can do, and we need to accept and have peace about the things we can't do. Too many people are proud of what they can do and bothered by what they can't do.
I've discovered that there's real freedom in being able to say, "I can't do that. It's not my gift or calling from God. I don't believe God is leading me to do that."
When we have this attitude, we're not comparing ourselves or competing with others. And we're not worried about living by the world's standard, like having to wear what the fashion magazines say is "in" or having the "right" job or level of income to make us "important."
Jesus knew who He was, where He came from and where He was going. Because He did, He could take off His garment, put on a servant's towel, and wash the disciples' feet. (See John 13:4-5.)