Galatians 6: 3 If you think you are
something when you really are nothing, you are only deceiving yourself. 4 You should each judge your
own conduct. If it is good, then you can be proud of what you yourself have
done, without having to compare it with what someone else has done. 5 For each of you have to
carry your own load.
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When I got the title
I was looking for, I thought I was “something.” I watched those who carried
their titles “well” and I sought to be like them. I modeled their purchases,
habits and speech patterns. One day, I no longer had that “title.” What was I
going to do?
- I felt I was a nobody.
- I had wrapped my esteem in things I could compare to other people.
- I secretly missed the clout and recognition for achievement.
Paul gives a stern
warning about thinking you are “something.” This form of pride is based on
comparison to others and needing other people to “affirm” actions. He provides
a remedy, “carry your own load.”
My Observations
- There is one being I should compare my life to, namely JESUS.
- When I compare my sinful life to JESUS, I quickly see that I am nothing.
- GOD knows HE can use me especially when I do not think more highly of myself.
Liking myself was
difficult because I thought I had to achieve titles and acquire things to be
recognized by others as “something.” BUT GOD scoffed at my titles and
achievements because HE is the MOST HIGH. I was busy comparing myself to my
coworkers and sometimes taking shots at them to make myself look good.
GOD loves when I
recognize I am nothing without HIM. HE opens my eyes to be thankful for what HE
has done and where HE has placed me. I can then see that HE values me without
titles or stuff. I am grateful GOD can love me just as I am. HE made me
something from nothing.
Challenge
- What two types of pride do you see in this passage?
- How can you tell if you are doing “good conduct?”
- If you compare yourself to others, will you accept the fact that GOD loves you without titles or achievements, so you can carry your own load to serve HIM today?
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