Selfish Independence

I was listening to John McCain speak. His line about “selfish independence” struck me. You see so many times in life, we live by selfish independence. We forget about a Savior who gave his all so that we can be free from our man made prison – the prison of sin. Sin of our own making, our selfish independence. May I be humble and remember what Jesus did for me on the cross. That I might be free from sin and dependent upon him.

Once I am dependent upon Christ, He calls me to be a humble servant for Him. I pray that I might have a servant's heart and attitude.

Tough Day

Today was a tough day for me. Kind of down, but not sure why. Scott & I have been discussing why friendships don't seem to travel in both directions...things seem somewhat one sided. This is a little frustrating.

Then, I got to thinking about the times that I sometimes let friends down. I really want to be a good friend, but sometimes I am not sure I really know how. Sometimes, I am afraid of doing the wrong thing, of getting outside of my safety box, etc. God has really been working on me with this. Being an open person is easy for me. For so long, I have closed myself off for fear of getting hurt. It is my prayer that I can open up and be the kind of friend others will want and where others will want to reciprocate.

Well, that is all for now. If anyone has thoughts, please share them.

Thanks!