Opposites

Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn't pleased at being ignored.
Romans 8:5-8 The Message

I just keep thinking about this... the concept of opposites. Being diametrically opposed to something - totally, completely, wholly opposite. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Worthy of note, self is opposite of God.

Here's another thought to ponder. Everything satan was when he was first created - worship leader, servant of God, etc - he is now the complete opposite. In my mind, that begs this question. Since being made a new creation in Christ, are we the complete opposite of what we were?

Prayer:

Father,
           We pray according to Your Word in Isaiah 55. We will seek You, Lord, while You can be found. We will call on You now while You are near. By Your grace, we will change our ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Father, we will turn to You that You would have mercy on us and forgive us generously, so that we may be opposite of what we were before we gave our lives to You.  In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen