is that I become addicted to getting my way. Addicted to human-wisdom-dependency, which is a Curse, a prison, the opposite of Jesus-dependency, and the reason I function as seed cast on thorny soil, choked by the cares of this world, unable to reproduce. Who can rescue me from human-wisdom-dependency? Only the Spirit of Jesus, opening…

doing NOTHing on my own. Only Jesus-dependents are Jesus-like. No agenda of my own. No hurry. No intensity. Other-worldly peaceful, content. Other-worldly humble. Unconditional lover of everyone and everything. Thanking SovereignShepherdJesus about everyone and everything. No attempts at fixing others, unless invited. An observer, not a contestant, unless Jesus directs. How does a Christian become…

Losing wars, losing sports teams, losing political campaigns, losing at daily plans? My human-wisdom says so. My human-wisdom has been WRONG multitudes of times over my life, and it has NEVER delivered happiness. Some of the best things that have ever happened to me, have come from loss. My human-wisdom had me convinced at the…

unless you have rugged circumstances, and then you will be absolutely miserable without it, because your focus will be on the waves of your circumstances, not Jesus. When life is easy, you can get by without sovereignty-awareness, but the downside is that you will be operating with human-wisdom, using puny human-power, just like any atheist…

in our lives, locally, nationally, globally? First, to expose our prideful, judgmental self-righteousness, as we react to them, openly or secretly. But also, to disillusion us about the trustworthiness of our human-wisdom, so we become less-and-less confident we know what’s best in any situation, and more-and-more confident Jesus KNOWS exactly what He’s doing, and is…

at projecting a humble persona, doesn’t at ALL mean I’m humble. Successful politicians and Christian leaders are ALL highly skilled at appearing humble. We know how to keep our pride from being seen. We are wolves in sheep’s clothing. Our biggest need is unusual self-awareness, but without an unusual foundation of grace, and an unusual…

for Christians, unless we are unusually-self-aware, because only unusually-self-aware Christians realize so much willfulness/agenda/self-absorption lurks inside. A Christian who has a sense of having been forgiven much, loves much — others, self, Jesus, and His genius plan for everyone. And because the unusually-self-aware are sensitive to their inner world, they are sensitive to others. Sensitive…

Because either Jesus is Lord, or human-wisdom is. Human-wisdom-dependency is the opposite of Jesus-dependency. When human-wisdom is lord, we are judges/critics of everyone and everything. When Jesus is Lord, we enjoy everyone just as we are, and everything just as it is. Including enemies. Impossible to be competitive in sports, politics, life, without human-wisdom-dependency. Competitive…

so WHAT? My human-wisdom is all pumped, but so WHAT? My human-wisdom has NEVER delivered happiness to me. My human-wisdom knows NOTHing about what I really need today in the way of circumstances. Jesus knows. Others may THINK they know what would be best for me. Only Jesus knows. The human-wisdom of others, and my…

than other Christians? Because Jesus has selected us for yet-more growth in faith/Jesus-dependency. Suffering produces perseverance, then character, then hope/faith/dependency. Suffering is anything that’s harrrrd — that which our human-wisdom and the human-wisdom of those who love us, deem bad, to be avoided at all costs. Those who love us want EASY for us. Jesus…