The moment you will let go of yourself, God will show up for you, because it is the self that abstract us to live for others,
I remember how Jesus was so glorious in the glory of the Father, in the heart of the Father back then, also in the bosom of the Father, I couldn't imagine that He could leave that steady realm to join me in the unsteady world, even if it was all my faults, He still striped off Himself the glory and reduced Himself to be my brother in the flesh.
Think about that Him being 100% God needed to be 100% Man Just to be were I am.
He accepted to be prosecuted, to be condemned, to be charged, to be afflicted, tormented, to be bruised, until the felt of death even when He was Innocent and perfect.
He could have said I am done away with that, or this, but His heart was to finish what He started to make the imperfect I am, perfect.... The dead I am, to life. The unrighteous I am to be righteousness of God, the unfaithful I am, faithful, the ungrateful I am, to be grateful..... He felt sorry of having created me but that didn't break His heart from saving me.
Sometimes I give up on people but I know it is not me but self...However when I look at Jesus, He brings back hope and that makes a difference in their lives.
Every time self is in existence, the place to have other changed is exhibited...
The Hardest way to change others is not allowing yourself changed in all areas...
» Self brings a total conflict between transformation and hope....between love and endurance, between kindness and humility.
» Self.... Gets tired but love pays the last breath..
» Self condemns others but love transform others..
» Self makes us selfish....
» Self focuses on self but love focuses to love and that changes everything
» Self tells you are wrong forgiving, you are wrong talking to that one, but loves says it is the right way putting off or childish things in yourself and others too, to get so mature
Religiosity focuses on self....not God... it focuses on what we do for God and not what God can do for us. it focuses on what we do for God rather than what God do through us....
The stronger the self is in you, the hard it takes for others to get transformed through you.
God won't show up when our self is in the midst of our decisions.
I know you may be in the same shoe as I am but allow self to be done away then that which is perfect will be seen in many....
God rewards us when we prohibit self to interfere in the kingdom affairs.
Love awards others in its form of reward...
love is rewarded not because it seeks for rewards but that who to reward.
You are in a place where you heart your brother, sister mother, father or anybody who wronged you because of self, you are tired because of self but when love comes it gives a passion that inhales compassion for others...then transformation comes.
How do I know that I still have self in me?
For example when one say, I don't hate people, I love people but when this or that does this or that then...it means that is self
Love is in this way God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son...Love gives self away..... He didn't give on a measure of pressure or actions of people but on measure of love.