In order to be the people God wants us to be we must learn to transcend the trivial competitiveness of this world. In the world it seems that everyone is competing for recognition and significance. Everyone wants to commend themselves to others, if not by word, certainly by action, dress, association, possessions, position and so forth. It is an endless futile game of self-importance. People exhaust themselves striving to win the esteem and admiration of others. Paul refused to play this game. He refused to be a part of the competition. We will not win the world by being better at the world’s game than anyone else. We will win the world as we show up the futility of that game and point people to a new and better life in Christ. People are caught up in a stronghold of deception about what they must achieve in life. Everyone wants love and respect but too few are willing to give it. We must demolish this way of thinking by showing people a different life. And how will they see this different life if we too are caught in the stronghold of this competition for significance? Only free people can free people. If you step out of the stronghold of the world you will be in a remarkable position to be used by God to free others.
Have you been caught up in this worldly game? Ask God to help you to rise above this.
Read 2 Corinthians 10:1-6
