He taught me to hold tightly to Him, to listen more carefully to Him , and to love His mercy and grace in a way that I had not previously. And He grew into a man who knows that my competence comes not from natural gifts, natural intelligence, or training but from the power and presence of the Spirit in me. The Word teaches us this truth about the power of God and the competence we find in relying on Him in many different passages. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. From Eden to now, humanity has been on a quest of self-expression.
Advertisers play on our desire for control and power.
In our social system, it is true that we can learn to project an image, to push our agenda, to impress people. Someone wins even as someone loses. Division and conflict continue. Lives are broken by power plays and selfishness of others. Marriages fail as two people struggle for their individual rights.