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Equally Pleasing to God The good master equally praised two good servants in the Parable of the Talents (found in Matthew 25:14-30) even though these men accomplished different things. One man was given 5 talents, and he doubled what he was given. The other man was only given 2 talents, and he doubled that too. … Read more 2 Talents vs. 5 Talents
Denying our strengths and weaknesses causes us to believe the lie that we are being humble. Yet God wants us to celebrate our strengths and confess our weaknesses (and sins) to him. Our denial can drive us to feel shameful or prideful, because we will miss God’s delight with us in our strengths and his … Read more Pride in Our Denial
Many gals do not believe they are profoundly significant, because they think this sounds arrogant. We think we sound prideful if we acknowledge our strengths and achievements, but instead we miss God’s delight in giving us these strengths to positively impact others. We underestimate our profound significance to God and to other people. We are … Read more You are Profoundly Significant
People-Pleasing and Idolizing People Do you get tripped up by people-pleasing (fearing them or putting all your trust in them)? Jeremiah 17:5-6 warns against this people pleasing. Look at verse 5b, “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.” Relying … Read more Curse of Fearing People: