Self-Pity: The Glue to Your Past
1Ki 19:9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
14 …and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Lu 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
2Ti 2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ
1. Self-pity is pride and idolatry concealed with tears
2. Self-pity hinders us from receiving from God
3. Self-pity plays the victim song and the blame game
Ac 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Overcoming self-pity with a attitude of gratitude
1Th 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.