Title: Faith that acknowledges me (Mark 7:24)
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belief in me
Mark 7:24-30
There was once a wealthy merchant. He had one son, and he was loved by his father because he was a very sincere and pious son. One day, a merchant took his servant on a trip and unfortunately died. Finally, he leaves a will to the servant, which means that all possessions should be given to the servant and that a son can have only one thing. According to this will, the servant returned from the trip and showed the will to his son to have all his possessions, and he only had one thing according to his will. My son felt like his heart was being ripped apart. The worried son went to the rabbi and told him what he was doing. The rabbi who heard the story said, "Your father is a very thoughtful man. If, in dying, you had made a will to your servant that you would give the property to your son, the servant would either lie or tear your will and take your property. It could have been, but it is the wisdom of the father that he did not. Go before the judge and, according to his will, say that the servant will have all the possessions and you will have the slave. Legally, the servant and the servant's property belong to the master. It is a story of being moved again by wisdom and love.
The only thing I want to gain while repeating the cycle of taking away, taking away, killing and saving the whole world is that I will live. You will lose and I will gain. You are destined to fail and I to rise, just like the way of life. But, everyone, can't it be a so-called win-win relationship in which you and I live? [Stephen Covey], who wrote the book, suggested three conditions, saying that win-win is possible for me to live and to save others as well.
One is integrity. You must have enough inner value so that you can believe in yourself even when you see yourself. Self-sincerity, which is not a person who resents others, but an inner being who is not ashamed of oneself, comes first.
The second is maturity. He also says that maturity is a balance of courage and consideration. A person who has the courage to be considerate of others and yet does not forget his existence and does not lose his courage is said to be a mature person.
The third is the psychology of abundance. This is the belief that you think of yourself as 'I am happy enough'. Those who are not happy themselves cannot make others happy. Those who cannot afford to live alone are even worse off when they get married. Only those who are happy with themselves can make others happy. This spirit of abundance is important. I don't know how other people see it, but I'm happy when I see it. This means that I am acknowledging my situation. That's accepting it. If you try to hide this, you make others unhappy.
What we feel truly lacking in front of these words today is that we do not easily admit ourselves. I can't do it because I'm kind of embarrassed to expose my shortcomings. I try not to do it because acknowledging my situation is something that hurts my self-esteem. It is the same in character, in character, in matters of faith. It's so hard to admit that I'm wrong. I hate it even if I die showing off about what I lack. So I hide it. I live by hiding. They are filled with lies and hypocrisy, even in their faith, and they live as liars until the day they die. Is this happiness? Is this the life of faith? no. What to admit must be acknowledged. Only then will you have the wisdom to live. grace is given.
Dear saints!