last night i was talking to a friend, and we were discussing how, for competitive people, it's sometimes easier to not do something at all than to do it decently. and i was thinking, that all originates from our sin and self-righteousness. i'd rather look good than have fun, because i'm trusting in myself to be happy. now in galatians i read chapter 4. in verse 2-3 it said
"but he (a slave/child) is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father/master. in the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to elementary principles of the world.
then in verse 5 it says how God sent His Son to be under the law and redeem those under the law and then...so that we might receive adoption as sons....!
this was incredible to be reminded of. i need to get over my elementary connections to the sin of the world, and start living as a son of God! if He can adopt us and set us up for the ultimate inheritance as heirs of the kingdom (verse 7) than the least i can do is trust in him. and have an awesome time doing my best and not being the best.
gabe
