Looking to Jesus
I have this problem. Generally, its called sin. Specifically, its called believing false things about myself and my Lord and Savior. I picture it as looking at things other than Jesus. My eyes often stray from Him, the founder and perfecter of my faith, to, say, lies of the Enemy. Lately these lies have been debilitating. When my eyes shift, things become disproportionate. My perspective becomes distorted. I look at myself as a failure. I believe that lie. Then I begin to wrench my neck around to see more. I see my situation as hopeless. I believe that lie. I take a step to turn myself around so I can get a better picture of what else I am supposed to see. I am already walking the other direction when I realize how low and discouraged I have become. My head is down. All I can see are lies. Only darkness. Everything feels heavy and unbearable. We can't do it on our own. Thankfully, Jesus doesn't let us. He is...