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A personality problem is not necessarily sin. It is because we are sinners that we have it; yes, for none of us is perfect. And yet there is a point at which a personality problem becomes sin: when you excuse it and justify it. If you say, 'Well, that's just me', that's when it's sin. It is sinful when we excuse ourselves and do nothing about it.
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Sarah Howard
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This is why Paul's thorn kept him from being conceited; it kept others from exalting him beyond that which was warranted. But Paul's thorn was mainly for him, and yours is mainly for you.
— Nov 21, 2024 11:51AM
Sarah Howard
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Disciplining, or chastening (as it is in the Authorised Version), comes from a Greek word that means 'enforced learning'. In other words, when nothing else works, God the sends a thirnthorn in the flesh to teach us a lesson.
— Nov 21, 2024 11:49AM
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God directed you differently from what you wanted in order to give you the usefulness and intimacy with him you would not have otherwise experienced. If you are like me, you would have been too proud had you got what you wanted.
— Nov 21, 2024 11:47AM
