For the past few weeks, we’ve looked at what TGINL is, and sought to seek out whether or not we are guilty of Gospel Enemy 1, Self-Righteousness, and Gospel Enemy 2, Persistent Guilt. Today, I want to help you flee a huge Gospel enemy, Self-Reliance. Again, I’m leaning on Jerry Bridges work:
Self-reliance toward God is a dependence on our own power, not the power of the Holy Spirit.
Here’s some questions to expose this:
How many times in the past twenty-four hours have we done anything with conscious dependence on the power of the Holy Spirit? How many of our job issues, family matters, leisure pursuits, daily routines, or even our spiritual disciplines have we conducted with an attitude of self-reliance, not God-reliance?
If this is true for you, repent of your self-reliance and choose to lean on God for everything. This will help you see the beauty of the Gospel and rest in all that God has done, freeing you from yourself.