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A thought by Jon Tyson from his book, The Burden Is Light: Liberating Your Life from the Tyranny of Performance and Success (p. 55). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Now that is really good news, isn’t it? Jon says, “At the end of the Gospels, Jesus pressed this point home. While he was preparing for the Passover, a dispute arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest. How ironic. As Jesus was preparing the table of redemption centered on grace, the disciples were still competing for their place. Jesus rebuked them and reminded them that they were called to serve. And they could serve because the kingdom is conferred by grace, not earned by competition. Jesus told them, ‘You are those who have stood by me in my trials. And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judg

A thought by Jon Tyson from his book, The Burden Is Light: Liberating Your Life from the Tyranny of Performance and Success (p. 51). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) We are, and we do everything we can to make that happen, to prove our worth. Jon says, “You may be a mother who competes with other moms to have the cleanest and most stylish home. You may be a father who competes with other dads to make the most money and be the best provider for your family. You may be a student who competes for grades or scholarships, a pastor who competes for Sunday attendance, or a sibling who competes for your parents’ attention. The winner script is buried somewhere deep in all our hearts. We need another author to write an alternative script that redirects the story of our lives.” And that is the truth. Jon says, “If we were to write the Gospels today, they would be infused with this winner script… For gen

A thought by Jon Tyson from his book, The Burden Is Light: Liberating Your Life from the Tyranny of Performance and Success (p. 19). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Comparison, have you ever had a problem with it?   Maybe when you were young or maybe when you are old? Jon says, “Comparison makes it impossible to view ourselves from any sort of godly perspective. It is an absolute snare for the soul. Consider what comparison does to our view of others. First, when we compare ourselves with those we perceive to be better than we are in any given area of life, the comparison produces a sense of inferiority and insecurity. Whenever we see those people, they become reminders that we don’t have what it takes and are falling behind. We feel we must toil and strive to keep up. Yet the harder we try to do that, the more we’re caught in a cycle of despair. Comparison erodes our sense of worth and self-esteem.