Here’s the big lie

Here’s the big lie:

 Satan has convinced us that laying down our self-stuff is some huge sacrifice. Oh, beloved, what deception! Our self-stuff is what makes us most miserable! What an albatross our self-absorption is.

I cannot stress strongly enough that getting over the self-stuff is a daily challenge.

The challenge demands total honesty before God. Remember, God never convicts us to condemn us. He wants to liberate us.