Living or Pancakes?

So here is my problem.  I continue to forget the important things of life.  Simply put, I am acting continuously as though each person in my life is some piece of cleverly constructed scenery in the story of my life-motion-picture starring ME.

This messed-up way of looking at things leads me into dark, dark sin.  Even when trying to shake off the pride of thinking so highly of myself, it manifests itself in self-worship as I think somehow I have some supernatural messiah complex with thought of ‘Where would the world be without me?’

My only hope is to feast my eyes on the one to whom all glory is due.  My focus on ridding myself of sin, only leads me to focus all the more on myself, when the Lord demands I turn my hearts fixation on his cross and my ear’s attention to his gospel.  It is there, when my mind is one with the bloody cross of Christ and the beautiful reality of his resurrection, where I can finally feel the warmth of insignificance.  Insignificant in self, and mighty in Christ. He doesn’t ask us to fix ourselves, but to rest in him.

Ephesians 1.7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.

So here is my confession to you all.  I am a prideful sinner, who needs to examine the cross daily, fixing my eyes on it, and the Lamb slain.  It is then that I can understand my place in the world, and for whom the world was made.