someone who grew up believing they were worthless... REVELS in the revelation that Christ gives them worth.
.....but
someone who grew up believing they were better than everyone else REVELS in the revelation that they are nothing special (what a relief).
someone who grew up believing they were incapable REVELS in the revelation that they can do all things through Christ who strengthens them.
.....but
someone who grew up believing they were supremely capable of being perfect in and of themselves REVELS in the revelation that they are naked, poor, blind, and weak without Christ.
my point is that we need to be sensitive to what other peoples big revelation is, because it can be hard to understand why something is BIG to them, especially if its 'opposite' to our big revelations. and we try to be helpful and encouraging, and 'balance' them out. and in so doing, we can diminish or unwittingly undermine their revelling in that truth.... make that BIG truth seem smaller, and take some of the joy of it away from them.
what's your big revelation of God's truth that you REVEL in? and why? and how to people try to 'temper' your revelling? and how does it affect you?
i REVEL in the truths that i am naked, poor, blind, weak.... that my righteousnesses are filthy rags... that without God i can do nothing. the reason? i grew up in a very elitest, 'more capable than thou' environment. and now? in Christ, i can REST, and don't have to strive. yeah. ....people try and temper what they see as 'defeatist' by saying, 'but Lynnie, you CAN do all things in Christ who strengthens you!!!!!' (which i hear as 'do do do, pull up your bootstraps, get on with it -- strive!!!', which echoes my childhood messages. and diminishes my joy and rest.)
i would be interesting in your thoughts/stories... please feel free to comment!!! :)
~lynnie
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