Awestruck Podcast

Hocus Focus

June 11, 2023 by in Contemplative Christianity, Deconstruction, Exvangelical, narcissism, Spirituality, Uncategorized 84 Comments

The only thing that can save us from our irascibly self-centered existence is to make sure that our existence is in the service of others. Mark Shrime

Without conscious and concerted effort, our focus will always be on ourselves. What we want. What we need. What we’ll do to get what we want and need.

This focus reveals our purpose – which, if we are honest, is to bend the world and all that is in it in our favor. We desire to be seen and to be valued, and with this focus we devise actions that will garner attention, gain praise, and earn love. When we fail, as we inevitably will, we become increasingly discontent and grow more likely to reduce others to the role of competitor, ally, enemy, or tool.

Such self-centered living is destined to fail, despite our rational thoughts to the contrary and despite seeing those we idolize post their social proof. The human soul is not designed to be selfish – it is designed to serve. It is designed to be a cup that receives divine love from above and pours it out freely here below.

Soul-centered living brings freedom and opens the doorway into the kingdom of heaven. Self-centeredness, in its desperation to justify itself, has a way of pretending to be righteous with magic tricks that may fool the eye at first glance. But all that hocus focus cannot and will not ever serve us or others.

Today, we’ll expose the magic tricks that attempt to make self-centeredness disappear, and we’ll rediscover the true meaning of life.

Source Scripture

Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 6:46

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