Many women especially moms lead very busy lives. They don't have time for themselves let alone their spouse and certainly not enough time for the Lord. When they do... it is often a quick prayer for the safety of their family and its prosperity and yes showing up at church on Sunday. They all too often boast to their friends that they did, they got through another week. We need to deny ourselves. This means when we get through a week, we give credit to the Lord.
God works best in us when we not only fellowship with
Him but with others about Him. We were not made to be islands as in self absorbed. God fulfills our
needs through others and visa versa. One of the best stories of this
which many people are not aware of is the story of the demon possessed
man. Why? Because, he was a kind of wild man, unrestrained, cast out,
living outside of society yet harassing society. He was filled not with
the love for others but with disdain and dislike. He was consumed with
selfishness so much so that there was no longer any love in him. The
Lord cast out those demons and sent them into some pigs... which we
could interpret as a better situation for the man and the animals as
they naturally live the way he was living... selfishly and in self
indulgence. "If any man come after me, let him deny himself and take up
his cross..." Matthew 16:24
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