note: we do not start out good, we do not even start out neutral. We start by being utterly depraved, incapable of not sinning with every ounce of our hearts, souls, and minds against the Creator God.

We are not on the same level as God. We can neither compare ourselves to Him, nor think that He is held to our same standards. We are corrupt, even our idea of justice is perverted by sin. Can we know, do, or savor anything good without sin being present-even the very sin of being satisfied with ourselves for having known, done, or savored the good? Ask yourself this honestly. Really examine yourself.

Did we create the heavens, did we set the stars in the sky, did we raise mountains or set the boundaries for oceans, do we know what tomorrow will bring, were we there when the earth began?

Was I?

So who am I to tell God how to run things? Who am I to judge in this moment what is good and what is best? Should I submit to pride and arrogance, over-valuing the human condition and the place of man in the world? NO. DO NOT BE SO FOOLISH AS TO THINK THAT LIFE IS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR COMFORT. Do not think that there is not a more glorious story being played out in history than the extent of your life. DO NOT.

I am laid low in the dust. In Your righteousness, O God, do not judge, for no one is righteous.