We are cautioned about self-indulgent “God complex” and the riches we gather to ourselves that feed it; our identities, our reputations and our sense of self-worth. In my youth, I took great pride in the kind generous person that I was. A shocking dose of reality revealed to me that my good deeds were to feed my self worth and to bask in the glory that came with that generosity. I get caught up in deceptiveness even in matters of faith. I find myself being the victim queen of my own trauma, ignoring the magnificence of God within my troubles. I bask in the glory of being lifted up and visible in my testimony, forgetting the shoulders of God that lift me up to that place. I forget the purpose to which it is lifted up; so that God may be revealed in my story to those who seek him. Instead I seek to wear the crown. I cannot offload my baggage to fit through the narrow path. I cannot help my “God complex”, but in Christ I can, for he has promised so.

PRAYER: Abba Father, give me the grace to glorify you in all that I am and in all that I do through you. Amen.