Finding Humility Is Most Important Series

Illustration story: Child in S.S. drawing a picture of God. The child said when I get through then everybody can see what God looks Like.

Moses EX. 33 – JN. 1:1 says no ONE has ever seen God But we also know that the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus said himself If you have seen me, you have seen the Father.

What have You made God look like to you and others?

What was Lucifer’s goal in life? Because he thought so much of himself and his greatness and beauty he sinned. He said “I will ascend into heaven and be like the most high”

Has anyone here ever been accused by a brother, sister, or mate you are married to of playing God?

The Life Question I have for FBC Marshallville and you today - why be humble?

+ Finding Humility is Most Important

James 4:1-stand for last verse 10 agree? AMEN PRAY

Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it — his bottle, his mother’s attention, his playmate’s toy, his uncle’s watch. Deny him these once, and he seethes with a temper tantrum. Child at Havertys Let’s walk through God’s letter here that He had James write to Christians and the new churches everywhere.

+ 1. We see a sin that is prevalent (1-4)

KJV says from whence do these desires and lust come? + What is inside of us comes out as LUST.

Today we love to say the cause of our sins are external.

This world or the others around me caused them. It is always someone else or something else’s fault. If nothing else “The devil made me do it” When Eve sinned in the garden what was the real sin? She listened to the devil or the world instead of God.

Been there? Done That? We all have some of those trophies, don’t we?

Another way to interpret LUST: is the pleasures you desire.

What pleasure do you find yourself dreaming of and if not saying out loud What do you want?

• Money?

• Coffee time on the porch?

• Rest without pain?

• To be strong and healthy again?

• To know there will be a day when?? I won’t HAVE to do…anymore.

• That I will be comfortable at some point…

• I will have time to be with who I want to…or

• A day I can go where I want.

I have to admit many of these wants - come through my filters. WHAT ARE YOURS?

Vs 2 you spend your day committing lust (wanting)

“YOU want what you don’t have” So you are at war with all because you can’t get what YOU want.

This wipes out your prayer life. Instead of seeking what God wants for US…WE tell Him what WE want. Then God won’t and cannot help us because we seek what we want and not what HE knows we need.

Because you don’t want to tell Him what you really want…because it is the list I read before.

I don’t want to ask God for travel, time on the porch, my pains to go away, to get to do what I want. WHY because they are selfish desires, and I am too embarrassed to ask for them. Pray about ALL.

So, we don’t even pray like we should because we don’t want to discuss with God what we really want. Read 3.

This sin that is so prevalent in our lives; HAS it led us to the pleasure we are seeking after.

Read (4) When God speaks about His children being adulteresses in the Old Testament what is He really saying? Time and time again God’s people (That would include us sitting and standing here) have sought out what we thought we wanted, and it really hasn’t worked out that great for us. Has it?

Why does he call us adulteresses? BECAUSE WE are not willing to accept His way. We have a sin that is prevalent and lust for what we want.

God has

+ 2. A Solution that is Relevant (5-6)

ASK: What is the solution He has given us?

+ 1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Think about it this way? When you ask God to save you and asked Him to apply His solution to your sins, your shortcomings and lack of success in all of life, WHAT DID HE DO?

You asked Jesus to come into your heat? Did you ask Him to come in and stick around?

• To ALWAYS be with you?

• To ALWAYS be suggesting what YOU should be doing and what you should be doing next?