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The god of Self
- Tammy Toney-Butler
- Jan 20
- 3 min read
How many of you feel less than or need approval from others to find your self-worth? How many of you are embracing the "selfie culture" of this world? How many of you have made an altar to Baal without realizing it? Are you worshipping the god of self? Or, are you embracing the Kingdom way of living?
Throughout scripture we can see examples of righteous living, dying to self, having no other gods before Me, and put first the Kingdom of God and all else shall be given unto you. How many of you are actually living this way, a humble life, where one dies to self, lives to serve, and helps those who the world seldom even see?
Are you transforming into an image of Christ, or can we see the world in your actions, your behaviors, and your words? We must take a spiritual inventory during these twenty-one days of prayer and fasting, and really examine our lives, our motives, our heart posture. Do you need to repent? Do you need to make a change so you can put God back on the throne of your life, rather than yourself?
These are tough questions, I know. I have been sitting in this hot seat myself these past few days to ensure I am glorifying God in all I do, not myself. It's a fine line one can walk in public ministry, and we must examine ourselves often, seek God for direction, and, yes, be humbled if so required.
Daily, I repent, and yes, even take communion as a standard practice, to ensure I am drawing close to Father, remembering Jesus's sacrificial work on the Cross, for a sinner like me, and giving Him the honor due His Name. In Philippians 3:8-14, Paul reveals that everything is "dung, but that I may win Christ." Let's look at that passage of scripture now in its entirety:
King James Version
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
So, as you meditate on these four scriptures below, examine your walk with God, repent where needed, and have the courage required to change course. It is never easy when we examine ourselves through the microscope of God's Word, but as believers, we must make this a routine practice.Four Scriptures for your quiet time with the Lord:
Ask God to reveal Himself through these passages of scripture, and show you anything in your life that does not line up with the Word of God. Then, ask the Holy Spirit, your guide, to help you live a life devoted to the Kingdom of God and the will of God, order your steps, and help you have the heart and mind of Christ.
Blessings and peace,
Tammy Toney-Butler,
Healing Evangelist
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