Rachel Barkey

I stumbled upon a video I watched in 2009. I am sure I was encouraged then, but I am encouraged more now because by the grace of God I have grown and experienced the Truths this woman speaks of. The world can give its encouragement, but they fall short. It can give words of hope, but it still falls short. In the midst of suffering, the gospel may seem irrelevant because it talks about sin. But the gospel is actually very relevant. Please listen



http://deathisnotdying.com/eventvideo/

"When i try to make Him into a God who serves me, I sin."

She quotes Al Mohler: "When a human glorifies himself, he robs others of joy.[Self-aggrandizement and human megalomania cause hurt and harm to others, not blessing and joy.] But when God displays and exhibits His glory, He shares joy with His creatures and wholeness with all creation. Put most directly, without the knowledge of God's glory, we would be robbed of true joy."

"My current pet peeve, the one that makes me rant, is the lie of self-esteem; it is everywhere. What distresses me the most is how prevalent it is in the church today. The lie of self-esteem is this: If I believe I am good enough or that I am worthy enough, I will be happy. In the secular world it sounds like this: believe in yourself, you deserve it, you have the power within you to do or be whatever you want if you put your mind to it. Learn to love yourself. In the Christian world it sounds like this: just believe you are loved by God then you'll be happy. Accept yourself because God already accepted you. God loves you so you should love yourself. They all sound pretty good. Nothing wrong with it. But there is, "me me me", it's all about me..."