Wednesday; October 14
“I want what I want when I want it.” While most of us would not dare say this openly, how many of us wrestle with this internally? In fact, isn’t this one of the innate struggles of humanity? How much of our sin is born from this simple statement? We are good about trying to teach sharing and selflessness to our children, but living it is not as easy as teaching it. Centuries ago, the wise man of the Old Testament observed, “He who separates himself seeks his own desire, he quarrels against all sound wisdom. A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind.” (Proverbs 18:1-2). A spirit that is self-promoting and self-serving might receive immediate satisfaction but will fail in the long run. When we pursue our own ways and promote our own will over the good of others will we not only limit the number of people who want to collaborate with us, we decrease the number of people who will support us. Eventually, when we promote our own ways, we end up