Paul Tripp and CCEF

EM pastor’s conference was pretty amazing. It was good to get away for few days – long talk w/ JO on the way, hear PT speak on ‘Relationship – Mess worth making’. I must say that the Lord addressed things that were in my heart – that I’m an angry and bitter person; and that anger and bitterness resides in my heart; the circumstances are only the vehicle to which these emotions spill over.

I should remember to pick up the book and read…I really appreciate CCEF and their teaching. Much of our Christian counseling is influenced by the secular mindset which says the person who are hurting are the victims of society. In Christian context, it’d be victim of sin, world and Satan. But, CCEF drives issue deeper – that the world isn’t the problem, but my own wicked heart; that as much as I’m a victim, I’m also a victimizer who hurts those around me. And it isn’t long until I realize that my main problems aren’t the circumstances and people who let me down; rather it’s the attitude and the way I respond to such circumstances that reveals my heart; that each time I respond w/ anger and resentment, it reveals my own selfish heart and lack of trust in sovereign God who loves me.

Memorable quote by TP;
“I love you and I have a wonderful plan for your life!”