“We humans can’t save ourselves, but we want to be our own saviors.”

A thought by Brant Hansen (2015-04-14) from his book, Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better (p. 182). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

We are for sure our own worst enemy.  Jesus wants to give us life and to have it to the full, he wants to give it to us but we want to do something in there so we can get credit. All he wants from us is to humbly accept it.  That's why he came to earth

But Brant says, “Many of us would rather go down on our own terms than be humble. It’s that simple, and it’s that tragic.”

Earlier he said, “God wants us to accept gifts. It takes humility to do it, which is why kids are so much better than we are at this. No kid balks at a gift. No eight-year-old opens a PlayStation on Christmas morning and says, ‘No— I just can’t. I don’t deserve this. I am unworthy. No. Take it back.’ It takes humility, and accepting the world-saving unfairness of the kingdom is no different. Accept it. Breathe it in. You might finally be able to relax, not have to worry about how you ‘measure up,’ and then you can actually focus on other people.”

He goes on, “Living in humility is refreshing. It’s also incredibly difficult, at times, because it means trusting— really trusting. And that’s hard to do.”  But it is so worth it.

So will you accept the gift of a full life that his has for you?