Tools

Why are so many people unhappy?

Because they are trying to solve the huge problems in their lives using the wrong tools. The heavy overburden of the clinging guilt, the destructive habits, the low morality, the fear of death or wasted life, the lack of purpose, the despair and helplessness, the blame of others and the hate of the self – in other words – the sin – the rebellion against a good God and the uncertainty in his blessed eternal future. This is like a huge rock layer covering the ore that lies deep beneath – the true value a person may have. And so, may of us are well aware that we are missing the mark and not bringing that value to the surface in our lives – and all this with an expanding urgency as we grow older. And what do we do? We turn to the silliest tools to try to extract it. We turn to our similarly over-burdened friends, or to counsellors who are guessing their way in the darkness of the human soul, or we try self-examination, which is like trying to lift yourself by your bootstraps. And these are the more positive methods (sadly many simply turn to drink and reckless living or bury their heads in the sand).

Are you tired of failing to get to your true value?

Then read the Bible and pray – with great humility. Do not delay or trust what others have said - READ IT!

And therein you will find the truth – that the ore-bearing layer where you have value is the one that is made in God’s image – the only true value worth having is being found as a humble repentant follower of Christ.

Until the Bible reads you – you have not really read the Bible. Until the real you comes to the real God in honest humble unscripted daily prayer, then you will not change and will never be truly free nor feel truly perfectly eternally loved and valuable. It is only when you begin to understand that you are valuable enough to God that his Son died for you (and that this has nothing to do with who you are and what you have done or what you can do) - that you begin to see that your value is solely in Jesus...

John 8:32

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Romans 8:2

For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

1 Corinthians 7:22

For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.

Galatians 5:1

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.