{"id":2905,"date":"2015-04-22T10:21:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2015-04-22T10:21:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T14:21:18","slug":"tgc-article-8-lies-christians-believe-about-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/tgc-article-8-lies-christians-believe-about-success\/","title":{"rendered":"TGC Article: 8 Lies Christians Believe About Success"},"content":{"rendered":"
Man, this is such a great article on the lies Christians believe about being successful in life.\u00a0 If you are serious about being a faithful disciple of Jesus, I would highly recommend you read and re-read this from The Gospel Coalition blog<\/a>.\u00a0 Here is an excerpt of a few of the lies we easily fall for:<\/p>\n When God tells us to become like a child, he doesn\u2019t mean \u201cbecome like a child emotionally but make sure you have\u00a0life insurance and pension and a stocked\u00a0pantry.\u201d No, he means\u00a0seek first the kingdom of heaven\u00a0and all of these things\u2014the food,\u00a0the clothing, the future\u2014will be added unto you. He wants to take care of us\u00a0while we devote ourselves to him. And it will probably mean appearing foolish to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a lot of pressure\u00a0to speak up, to be assertive, and to make your name known lest you get lost in a sea of pixels. But Jesus says the last shall be first. Despite being God, he made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant and becoming\u00a0obedient to death\u2014even a cursed death on a cross (Phil. 2:5\u201311<\/a>). He trusted God to glorify him, even as he emptied himself of glory. We\u2019re called to do the same.<\/p>\n When did North American culture become adverse to\u00a0pain?\u00a0If we begin to feel uncomfortable, we pop a pill. If we struggle with depression or discouragement, or if we encounter a terrible diagnosis, we rush to therapy or the doctor instead of first going to the Father and asking him what he wants us to learn through this suffering. God uses suffering for our good, even if it should end in death. We carry around within us the death of Christ,\u00a0and we will never know the power of Christ\u2019s resurrection if we don\u2019t enter first into suffering.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n You can read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>3. God helps those who help themselves.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. You are what you make of yourself.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
5. Suffering is a sign of failure.<\/strong><\/h3>\n