Start your thinking with the first verse of the Bible
We too easily give our devotion to that which has not created us. But more subtly, we align God to our programs rather than aligning ourselves to God’s program. This is what happens when our thinking begins with self not with God….We fail to start with the first verse of the Bible: “In the beginning God.”…If your thinking does not rest on God but on yourself, if you forget “In the beginning God,” if you have too small a view of God or too high a view of self, then you are placing too great a burden on yourself, a burden you were not made to carry.
-Bernard Bell
I think this also connects to how we pray and expect God to give us answers to those prayers based on our wants and our view of God as our “fairy godfather” rather than the One who has the power and glory above all things. We didn’t create Him; He created us with the purpose to glorify Him.
Nice way to get folks started at the very beginning. Some how it always comes back to the beginning.
Thank you for this quote! I wonder how many fewer worries and stresses I would have in my life if really took this verse to heart. Thank you for sharing!
