freedom from myself

blessed are the meek. happy are those who have lost themselves. glad are those who are rid of the idol of self.

Love of self is a tedious and tiresome burden. It's a porcelain deity easily shattered. One criticizing word. One person preferred above you. One blow to your pride. We feel the need to look out for ourselves, protect ourselves, love ourselves.

"Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. He develops toward himself a kindly sense of humor and learns to say:

'Oh, so you have been overlooked? they have placed someone else before you? They have whispered that you are pretty small stuff after all? And now you feel hurt because the world is saying about you the very things you have been saying about yourself? Only yesterday you were telling God that you were nothing, a mere worm of the dust. Where is your consistency? Come on, humble yourself and cease to care what men think.'" (tozer)

Come find rest in Jesus. Rest from yourself. Rest in the gospel. Rest in the good news of Jesus' perfect righteousness. Rest in unmerited grace.

"The more I behold God's glory in the gospel, the more lovely He appears to me. And the more lovely He appears, the more self fades into the background like a former love interest who can no longer compete for my affections." (vincent)