Are you the Cat or the Dog?

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“Master pets dog, and the dog thinks: He must be God. Master pets cat and the cat thinks: I must be God. Oh the ego of man is a devilish dessert. 

But the question is are you the dog or the cat? 

 

 

In the book Journey Toward God,

Some of you are old enough to remember Richard Daly who was mayor of Chicago

for 21 years (1955-1976). Mayor Daly was known as a rather forbidding guy to

work for. One story goes like this. One of Mayor Daly’s speech writers came

in and demanded a raise. Mayor Daly responded as could be expected. He said  m not going to give you a raise. You are getting paid more than enough

already. It should be enough for you that you are working for a great

American hero like myself.” And that was the end of it...or so the mayor

thought.

Two weeks later Mayor Daly was on his way to give a speech to a convention

of veterans. The speech was going to receive nationwide attention. Now one

other thing Mayor Daly was famous for was not reading his speeches until he

got up to deliver them. So there he stood before a vast throng of veterans

and nationwide press coverage. He began to describe the plight of the

veterans.  m concerned for you. I have a heart for you. I am deeply

convinced that this country needs to take care of its veterans. So, today I

am proposing a seventeen point plan that includes the city, state and

federal government, to care for the veterans of this country.” Now by this

time everyone, including Mayor Daly, was on the edge of their seat to hear

what the proposal was. He turned the page and saw only these words: “You’re

on your own now, you great American hero.”

I don't know if Daly learned anything at that moment. With his great ego

perhaps he did not. But he should have learned that all of us, no matter how

great we think we are, need help. We need advocates who work behind the

scenes to make us who we are.

God has an advocate for you. He is the Holy Spirit.

Brett Blair, www.eSermons.com, April 2002

-Story of Daly taken from: Journey Toward God, New Community Small Group

study on Exodus (Zondervan), p.33.

 

EGO
Self reliance, turns into self deception into self destruction.

 

 

Prov. 16:18

Pride (ego, arrogance, pride)  goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit (someone who is on top and takes credit for it) before a fall.

 

 

From ego minded to open-minded. 

2. From having no boundaries to establishing & maintaining flexible boundaries. 

3. From crashing other peoples boundaries to respecting boundaries. 

4. From giving mixed messages to giving clear, concise messages. 

5. From "you are" statements to "I feel" statements.

6. From other-oriented to Higher Power-oriented. 

7. From fear-driven to motivated by faith love and good will towards others. 

8. From a grandiose belief of oneself, to a belief in the creator

9. From neediness for my wants to awareness and attention to true personal needs.

10. From miserable and anxious to joyful and serene. 

 

There are many examples of ego in the bible but the one that sticks out to me as the most profound is Pharaoh when Moses told him God sent him and wanted him to let my people go… a direct order from God.

But Pharaoh thought he was God… so God continued to bring plagues… And you would think that after the - I don’t know 3rd plague Pharaoh would have thought… this ain’t panning out so well… but no he holds steady, this dude is committed and his ego doesn’t just affect him, but the whole nation of Egypt… thousands of families lost their first born due to his ego.

And thats the problem with your ego… trust me, it doesn’t just affect you… it affects everyone around you!

Humble yourself before God, before its to late!