Selfishness – The Arnold Journey

Myopic – James 3:16

James 3:16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. Where “self” rules, things tend to spin out of control. This happens for individuals and groups. When people are too focused on themselves, they miss the clues from outside sources that their direction is ill advised. TheyContinue reading “Myopic – James 3:16”

Psalm 36:2-4 – Self-Referent

Psalm 36:2-4 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.4 Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.Continue reading “Psalm 36:2-4 – Self-Referent”

King Turned Selfish

2 Kings 20:19 19 “The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime?” Sometimes we are able to hide our selfishness from others, and perhaps even from ourselves. Many people are very adept at the skills of manipulation and coercionContinue reading “King Turned Selfish”

Me, Me, Me, Me, Me

1 Samuel 22:8 Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is concerned about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.” TodayContinue reading “Me, Me, Me, Me, Me”

Proverbs 16:2 – Motives

Proverbs 16:2 If someone could invent a Motive Detector, they could make a mint. You could weed out all the con artists of the world. Thieves would become a thing of the past. Wave it over potential mates, politicians, babysitters, chaperones. We could even wave it over ourselves, in private of course, just toContinue reading “Proverbs 16:2 – Motives”

Claim to be God

John 10:30-39 Have you noticed that lying about your credentials can get you in trouble! In recent years there have been several people who hit the news because the fudged their education or experience on their official biographies. Even the President’s own biography that was published for years in connection with his writing said thatContinue reading “Claim to be God”