Game Changer

I am in a men’s Bible study on Tuesday evenings every other Tuesday. Tonight we covered a semi-popular story in the Bible from a completely different angle. I was so convicted after a specific thought in tonight’s study, that I had to share.

We were reading in Job. We focussed on Job 38-42 which basically covers the conversation from God toward Job, and Job’s response. I then suggested looking at the beginning portion of the book of Job.

I made the comment: “Satan is such an idiot, betting on himself to win over God.”

This comment was followed with some head nods. But there was a sole voice, from a man I greatly respect, that simply said: “Brent, you and I do that all of the time. In a lot of ways, you are not different from Satan. So by your definition, you are an idiot.”

BOOM! GAME CHANGER!

How true is that? How often do I try to do it on my own? How often does God come through in the clutch, and the next day I find myself betting on me over God again. WOW!!! I felt like the kid that got caught by his parents doing something wrong.

Needless to say, I am significantly embarrassed. I am not embarrassed because of the comment, but because I constantly fall into that mentality or that temptation. This mentality that screams “I can do it on my own”, the temptation to bet on my own strength to accomplish something, and when I realize I cannot, I cry out to God, in whom’s arms I should have been where I placed my bet in the first place.

In a lot of ways, I felt like Job tonight. Like God was showing me all of the splendor and wonders of his works, and I was simply awestruck. It all started with a man’s simple recognition of our tendencies as humans.

I am so thankful that God speaks through people in my life. I am also thankful that God takes me and loves me, especially when I can be an idiot.
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Food for thought: This legitimately rocked my world tonight. Do you ever get in this mentality? Or am I the only one?

Thank you Sam, for being BOLD in your faith and COURAGEOUS enough to call me out. I appreciate it.