Some thoughts...
Romans 12:3 "For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned."
All that we are as Christians is because of the grace of God.
We don't get a corrupt heart because we sin; we sin because we have a corrupt heart.
We have no ground to stand on without God's grace.
The first thing we have to do is get honest about ourselves. We don't deserve salvation. We don't receive it because we are good, but because God is good.
It's not about having a freshly polished life, but to have our stone hearts ripped out by God and be given a tender heart of flesh.
It's not the look of faith, but about being clothed in Christ.
God calls us to look soberly at ourselves.
Church is not a business we are in, but a life we share. It's not about getting ahead of each other, but about running the race of faith.
God has called us to be new creations, so be sober thinking when you think of that new man.
The devil is always telling you a truth about who you are or were, but it's to get the wrong response from us. God shows us who we are that He might draw us to Himself, change us, gift us, and send us out for His glory.
We are given gifts of grace to bless the Body. However, many times we don't use those gifts because no one is being real with each other. For example, we are hurting, but don't allow truth tellers and encouragers to do God's work in us because we will just put on a face and say, "I'm fine."
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