Living in a Selfie World
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· 140 viewsLiving life with a selfie perspective or living by faith from God's perspective.
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For we live by faith, not by sight.
Selfie Perspective
Selfie Perspective
Everybody take out your cell phone.
Put it in selfie mode.
Take a selfie.
What do you see?
Yourself
what is behind you
Can you life in selfie mode? No!
Many of us try but we fail miserably!
You can not be focused on yourself and/or your past and live the life you are called to live!
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
“Looks back” is literally looks unto the things behind.
It refers here to gazing back on the things abandoned in order to follow Jesus. In this instance the reference is to family relationships but the saying has broader implications as well.
Stop trying to live in the Good Old Days!
It’s not the Summer of ‘69 when those were the best days of my life.
Praise the Lord for what He blessed you with yesterday but do NOT live there. He has a new blessing for you today.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations
Do you show up for work on Tuesday and your supervisor say’s - “You know what? You did enough work yesterday, why don’t you just sit down and really dwell on what you accomplished yesterday.”
When they interview great sport athletes after a victory, what does the athlete say?
“We are going to enjoy this tonight but tomorrow it is back to work to get that next victory.”
Faith Perspective
Faith Perspective
Now take your camera and put it in regular camera mode.
What do you see?
Where you can be and where you are going.
What changed?
Your perspective!
Nothing else changed. You didn’t even leave your seat.
This is the view the Lord wants you to have! To live the “full and abundant life” (see ) This is the view you must have!
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Please show me in scripture how many times Jesus told others how good He had it in heaven before He came to earth
Jesus walked this earth with a purpose (as you and I do today), and He always stayed focus on the job ahead of Him.
Faith vs. Sight
Faith vs. Sight
Sight perspective in when you rely on yourself.
What you know, what you can see and feel.
Sight is self reliance. I can do it on my own.
Faith perspective in relying on God.
I can see you! (cover eyes)
I can’t see you but I still know that you are there! How?
Because we have a relationship, we’ve spoken, we’ve spent time together. Plus you all sit in the same pews every week.
Time to rely on God!
For we live by faith, not by sight.