At the Women of Faith conference, Momma and I heard some amazing speakers.
Jennie Allen, author of Anything, quoted someone about the things that Christians run after, in place of God fall into four categories:
Approval, Comfort, Control, Power
Those categories made me try to figure out to which of those four categories I am a slave.
I like approval, but I'm not a slave to approval.
I like control... but in some areas, I don't feel like I have ever had control. I accept that I can control very little.
I'm not sure if I like power. I would like to see a definition before I could say if this is something I desire.
I think I'm slave to comfort.
Again, I would like a definition of all of the four categories because that is how I am. I want to fully understand the options before I accept one over another.
Even back to when I was a kid, there wasn't a lot that I could control. But, I could go to the freezer and eat ice cream any minute I was alone in the house.
When life reminds me that I am not in control, when I receive bad news, an unexpected challenge, a harsh email... I still head for the freezer, or the fridge, or the liquor cabinet, or the candy isle at the grocery store.
Maybe its an effort to regain control, but I think its more an effort to achieve comfort.
Which of the four categories do you seek?
Jennie Allen, author of Anything, quoted someone about the things that Christians run after, in place of God fall into four categories:
Approval, Comfort, Control, Power
Those categories made me try to figure out to which of those four categories I am a slave.
I like approval, but I'm not a slave to approval.
I like control... but in some areas, I don't feel like I have ever had control. I accept that I can control very little.
I'm not sure if I like power. I would like to see a definition before I could say if this is something I desire.
I think I'm slave to comfort.
Again, I would like a definition of all of the four categories because that is how I am. I want to fully understand the options before I accept one over another.
Even back to when I was a kid, there wasn't a lot that I could control. But, I could go to the freezer and eat ice cream any minute I was alone in the house.
When life reminds me that I am not in control, when I receive bad news, an unexpected challenge, a harsh email... I still head for the freezer, or the fridge, or the liquor cabinet, or the candy isle at the grocery store.
Maybe its an effort to regain control, but I think its more an effort to achieve comfort.
Which of the four categories do you seek?
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