Not about us

 

For as long as I’ve done this blog thing, I’ve tried to do something the mentor of my dad taught him and that was “to put the cookies on the bottom shelf”.  You keep things simple so others can understand them.  I’ve sat under preaching where the person speaking has so much learning he has forgotten his audience.  I don’t mean that as an insult to anyone.   I want to speak and write clearly in a way that people understand.  Some of you know I used to do fictional stories as well and I’ve been told before that I write in a way that the reader can see what’s in my head.  That’s a great compliment.  I wish I still had that ability.  I can’t seem to finish my stories anymore.  That’s a problem for another day.  When you present God’s Word you have to remember it’s not about you it’s about bringing glory to Him.  I never want to be the important part.  If you ever see me do this as a video, I don’t care that someone sees I’m looking down reading what I’ve written.  I have to write this out because it is also a written blog and I also lose my train of thought easily. 

  So, onto Paige really quick.  She’s a singer I discovered by shopping at Half Price Books, and I found a cd of hers and there’s a song she does called So Not About Me.  I’m going to share some of the lyrics and then the scripture that goes with this blog.  See we’re to be all about giving glory to God and not taking it for ourselves.  

 

“Every good and perfect gift comes from you Lord

Yet I receive the credit for these things 

I’ll place my mind and focus on you

And take the stupid spotlight off of me

Someone take this stupid spotlight off of me

 

It’s all about you, who you are, what you’ve done  

What you’re gonna do 

It’s all about your holiness 

It’s so not about me”

 

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

 

“If the good news we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing.  Satan, the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe.  They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News.  They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.  You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves.  We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.  For God who said, ‘Let there be light in the darkness’ has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.”  

 

We have to be clearly understood when sharing God’s Word.   I saw a thing on Facebook recently that was so true.  “When God put his calling on your life he already figured in your stupidity.”  I get things so messed up and wrong, but God called me to share his love and hope and somehow he uses a flawed human like me.  He can use you too.  

 

 

Sadly there is no video on You Tube for the song by Paige.  

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