Change problems are often really the result of pride problems. When we have problems embracing what is better for us we are silently and pridefully declaring in our hearts that we have no room to grow. In the parable of the wine-skins Jesus states that those who have an appetite for the old have lives that communicate complacency. In week 2 of this series we will examine the parable of the wine-skins and how a lack of humility is often the greatest hindrance to real heart change because we believe that we don’t need to change.
Humility
January 14, 2018 • Kal Busman
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