Tomatoian Thoughts

More of Him, Less of Me

Today I came across a very interesting article.. the line that caught me was this: What the world needs more is more of God, not more of you, more of your Christian witnessing or your personal spiritual experience.

What the article was saying is that there should be one starting point to all things, and this starting point is when God speaks. And it is to what He speaks that we should respond, not to our previous experiences. It is very easy for us to rely on our previos counseling or life expriences when giving advice to another, but this should not be so. We will always need to come back to that place of humility to recognize that ultimately, we need God to be the One to speak into the situation that we or the person we are counseling are facing, and not us, using our past experiences or knowledge.

Of course God can use our life experiences to build another up, but we talk about these experiences only at His direction, not because we think it best. For it is when God speaks that the world is created, nations are built or torn and lives are changed. We listen to God not just to hear answers to our prayers, but for what He's speaking and respond accordingly. It is not information or knowledge He gives, but a creative Word that is living and active.

Heb 4:12
12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword , it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

That conviction cut deep in me or rather sent a jolt of a reminder to me that no matter how long i've walked with God in a relationship or in ministry, I will always need to first go to Him for all matters of counsel, whether for work, myself or others instead of dishing out advice from what I already know because His Word alone is life-bringing. May I never exalt myself nor my experiences beyond His Living Word again!

posted by Ivy @ 1:22 AM