Every Single Time….

Every single time any believer (of God) has been placed into a situation in which someone (or group) wanted to worship them, they reacted with humility, clearly displaying that only God Himself deserves our praise and devotion. Every time. This just goes to show us that fame can corrupt a man. Without God, fame will corrupt. It does this by deceiving one into believing he is more important than others. It gives us a false sense of significance. It leads us to believe we don’t need God or others. In essence, it makes us think we are God, or at least equal to Him. It’s a place you never want to go because it feeds our pride. Once that starts, it leads us away from God and away from Truth. We begin to rely only upon ourselves, and even start to trust those that cling to us in order to get something out of it. Fame rearranges our significance of caring what God thinks of us unto believing what others think of us. Fame is fleeting. It’ll never deliver what everyone pursuing it promises. The best way to combat this temptation is to never welcome it to begin with. See yourself as God sees you. Our dependence on Him will help keep you humble, and contribute to our continuous growth in our faith. That’s a truth you can count on.

When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, “These men are gods in human form!” 12 They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. 13 Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting, 15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings–just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. Acts 14:11-15