ASSESSing myself, my circumstances, and others, using my human-wisdom. This constant assessing of everyone and everything has been a knee-jerk response all my life. Where did I learn to function this way? From other humans. This is the way humans operate, outside the Church, and sadly, inside too. Ever since our parents Adam and Eve…

1. Thankful for uncertainty — NOT KNOWing what to do next. 2. Thankful for the harrrd circumstances necessary for retraining in Jesus-dependency. 3. Thankful for Jesus’ genius plan for my life right now. 4. Thankful that Jesus loves me enough to give me the very best — these present circumstances. 5. Thankful for being a…

when I’m striving in the Spirit, or striving in the flesh (human-wisdom)? Following the Spirit’s agenda, or my human-wisdom’s agenda? Including wholesome agenda like family, vocation, ministry, finances. When I’m anxious, frustrated, discouraged about the outcome, that’s pride, not humility. Only idolators get anxious, frustrated, discouraged. When I’m liberated about the outcome, curious/expectant to see…

Pseudo-faith might help me ENDURE hard circumstances — I don’t expect relief, though my human-wisdom WANTS relief. I suck it up. Tough-minded. I’m RESIGNED to harrrd. But real-faith, dependent-faith, is being curious/expectant to see what Jesus does NEXT in me, others, circumstances. He might deliver EASIER, or even harder — whatever is BEST according to…

and I think I need an encouraging development, that’s NEVER what I need. Encouragement is what my human-wisdom wants — so it has HOPE for the future. If I get encouragement in the midst of discouraging circumstances, my addiction to human-wisdom is just strengthened. What I NEED instead, is to CONFESS my unbelief in the…

We’re all bad Christians, because there’s a dark side — sinful side, to EVERYthing we do or think. We live in denial of how bad we are, but are clear-sighted about the faults of others. Truth is, none of us are satisfied with Jesus and His imputed worthiness — we want some of our own…

of the heart 24/7 by the love of Jesus, but for now, my heart is mostly eclipsed by my human-wisdom’s desire for Dave-worthiness. Which is destructive. When I’m able to accept myself as Jesus accepts me — just as I am, I’m unbothered by failure — by the dominance of my human-wisdom throughout my day.…

how absolutely wonderful it will be in Glory, to never again feel ALONE and in CHARGE of my life. Deliciously dependent on You, 24/7. Never again feel pressured, hurried, frustrated, discouraged, bored. Ongoing bliss. The only thing that helps me fathom Glory, are the tastes of Heaven I experience when Your Spirit freshly convicts me…

re Jesus-dependents — Jesus is Lord of their daily lives, not their human-wisdom. So they feel no pressure, frustration, discouragement, because they are curious/expectant to see what SovereignShepherdJesus does NEXT, in them, others, circumstances. No AGENDA of their own. Amazing peace and joy regardless of circumstances. Because human-wisdom is the enemy of happiness. How can…

Because I’m retraining you in submissiveness, Dave. I love you too much to leave you as you are — dependent on your circumstances for happiness. You don’t imagine yourself willful, self-absorbed, needing to be retrained, but you are. Human-wisdom is lord of your life, instead of Me. Your human-wisdom is the enemy of your happiness,…