A thought by Andy Stanley, (2009-01-21) from his book, Louder Than Words: The Power of Uncompromised Living (Kindle Location 497). The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. You have experienced that haven’t you? Andy says, “In that moment we become keenly aware of a disparity between God’s standard and the one we are living out. We are filled with a gnawing sense of unworthiness, and we feel distanced from Him. We call this feeling guilt.” And that guilt affects my relationship with God. I know that God hates pride. I just was at Whole Foods Market and I put the checker on the spot on something that I thought she had done wrong. As I was walking out I had this feeling inside that I had mishandled that. I saw that my pride had reared its ugly head and that it had the potential to hurt my relationship with God. Now I could have just ignored the feeling and rationalized that she was trying to jip me out of some of my money and that I had the rig
Continuing a thought from a book I am reading...