He fashioned us in His own image and breathed His very breath of life into us.Ĭan we just ponder that for a minute or two? He is also Creator and so we are this divine expression of His love. So take a deep breath because meeting the relational needs of God is not why you were created. We are broken, limited creatures who will always fall short of being able to fully meet the needs of anyone, let alone God. While initially that sounds real sweet, it is not only untrue about the character of God, but it also sets us up for MAJOR failure. It’s not unlikely that many people have grown up being taught God needed companionship or love, which motivated Him to create humanity. We often like to feel needed and can easily put our identity in being needed, but let me unpack why this is a better way with some of the highlights I pulled from this chapter. It can feel a little unsettling to hear that we are pretty needy people, but God doesn’t need us. God is the only completely self-sufficient being who is created and sustained by nothing outside of Himself. An easy example is we are relational beings with relational needs, so even in that reality alone, we need others. By definition, self-sufficiency means that one would need no other means of help to provide for basic needs outside of themselves.Īt first glance you may think you can check that box off and deem yourself a self-sufficient being, but in reality we have needs that typically require something outside of ourselves in order to be met.
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