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A Radically Awesome “Moderate” Makeover

November 28, 2012 by Phil Auxier

Often, after we’ve taken some time in Elder’s meetings to pray for the pressing physical and spiritual needs of members, regular attenders and other things affecting the life of the church, we have a part of our meetings that are meant to inspire us spiritually.  We find an article or study a Scripture together and find the fellowship this brings deepens us in God and in the lives of one another.

This week, at Elder’s Meeting, we read David Powlison’s introductory essay to the latest Journal of Biblical Counseling entitled, A Moderate Makeover.  His point was that we are so driven by some radical, awesome, life-changing, world-altering goal that we often miss the simple work that God is up to accomplishing in our lives.  He puts it this way:

Make me childlike toward God, and make what I do and say helpful toward others. A moderate  makeover, in other words. Not necessarily dramatic. No adrenaline rush. No scaling the emotional heights. No doing a fire dance on the high wire. No latest, greatest, hottest, bestkept secret. Moderate has this advantage: no odor of hype. No excessive hopes that breed disillusionment. No danger of overpromising but underdelivering. This makeover always delivers more than you think it was promising.

We each found this to be a helpful reminder for pursuing growth in godliness.  And, that would be my hope for you: childlike toward God, helpful toward others.

Make me childlike toward God, and make whatI do and say helpful toward others. A moderatemakeover, in other words. Not necessarily dramatic. No adrenaline rush. No scaling theemotional heights. No doing a fire dance onthe high wire. No latest, greatest, hottest, best-kept secret.Moderate has this advantage: no odorof hype. No excessive hopes that breeddisillusionment. No danger of overpromising but underdelivering. This makeover alwaysdelivers

more

than you think it was promising

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