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A Bride in Process, But Still His Beloved by Caleb Wampler
We are the church of Jesus Christ. We are human. We make mistakes. We tear each other down in our pride, self-righteousness, or in the name of trying to steward our responsibility to protect the flock. We have many diversities and differences of opinions. We seasonally lack and other times are abundant. We suffer, and we win. We sometimes walk in pride more than humility. We sometimes point fingers at others more than ourselves. We take the glory when it's only God's, and other times are more concerned with ourselves more than others. We are imperfect, we are weak, we are divided, and our denominational lines create more divide than unity.
Three Mindsets That Short-Circuit Your Faith by Joyce Meyer
God doesn't want us living fearfully. He wants us to fully plug in to His amazing power that comes through His grace. Unfortunately, I know from experience we sometimes short-circuit God's power through negative mind-sets that get in His way. There is no power shortage in heaven. God is never in a recession. His grace is sufficient to meet every need if we'll just allow ourselves to be open and available to His will. So to help you do that, I want to share three things that commonly short-circuit our faith, cutting off our access to God's power: complaining, self-pity and pride.
Victim Mentality vs. Sonship: Breaking Free from a Culture of Blame by John Garfield
Scroll social media long enough and you'll find it: the steady drumbeat that says evil capitalists and corrupt politicians are conspiring to steal your happiness, and the only path forward is to demand what is owed you from your oppressors. It shows up constantly in DSA-themed politics right now — a whole worldview built on the premise that you are, first and foremost, a victim of someone else's cruel agenda… and you should trust us to take care of you. Social researchers who study identity politics call this Victim Mentality: once a group is cast as a victim class, it's positioned to make claims against an "oppressor" class — claims that are never actually negotiated, just asserted.
