Isaiah 46: 3 “Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. 4 I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you. 5 “To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal? 6 Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it! 7 They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble. 8 "Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! Remember this, you guilty ones. 9 Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me.

yesterday I read something that stated how we get to a point where we think we pretty much have it together.. we are no longer intentionally doing wrong.. we are kind to our neighbors.. we do our best to be righteous and obedient... 

the flaw in this is that we are comparing ourselves to other people.. who are also sinful... but if we compare ourselves to God.. then we are able to see that we are no where near where we need to be.. 

that is the thinking that causes us to be judgmental of others.. to be self righteous.. and pretty much all around sickening... 

last night I had a meeting at church.. I didn't want to go.. yet I knew that I should.. if I am to be in the ministry.. I need to be committed.. well I didn't go.. and then last night I recognized that I was disobedient to the Spirit in that situation... 

it isn't so much about being at every meeting.. it is the attitude behind the not going and knowing the Spirit was calling me to go... 

this morning I recognize that I am a sinful person... and I pray that God will keep showing this to me so that I can keep asking forgiveness and keep receiving it and not become hard hearted and self righteous...