HOW Does One Submit? HOW Does One Surrender?
Solipsism is the philosophy that only self matters. It is the extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one’s feelings, desires, etc. It is egoistic self-absorption.
I submit – our culture is swimming in self and the uber majority of us actually think we are floating above the surface of such selfishness when we actively participate in the movements of the ocean of self….and we are drowning in it, ourselves, selfishness. Me, myself and I. What’s in it for me – WIFM?
Lord, help us from ourselves.
So, how do we rise above? How does one steer clear of always seeking to gratify the desires of the flesh and actually walk a life of selflessness and service to others? How does one live and walk and talk as the Saviour inside tell us is possible because we have claimed His life as more important than their own?
…..did you catch that? Did you see the answer to “how” in the last question?
The caveat to living this surrendered is to first believe that is it the life of the Saviour which must be manifest. It is His reputation, His image, His Name which must be glorified and not our own. One must want His life first. One must seek Yeshua first. One must embrace that YHVH needs to be greater while self becomes less. If you have even a mustard seed of faith in this Truth, THEN, and only then, might you have a chance to walk in the Perfection of the Divine.
Thanks be to YHVH He has given us a LOT of instructions as to how to ensure it goes well for me and you and others. A clear example is provided in Matthew 7:1-5 when he advises us how to speak truth in love to others. The point of The Message is: it is only possible to speak Truth in love (and you MUST speak the Truth as you correct behavior and attitudes, chastise, reproof) when we have examined ourselves three times as hard and long and sincerely as we judge another. THEN, and only then, are we mature enough, wise enough and capable enough to speak Truth in Love.
Examine oneself SO THAT you may be a blessing to others.
If one embraces the implication of this philosophy, this way of living, s/he understands that the opposite of solipsism is the constant thought of others. How is what I do and say and write and walk and act going to affect this person? While I am not responsible for how another receives my words or behaviours, I must, nonetheless consider how I might best serve this person before I seek to satisfy my own wants and desires and needs and feelings.
What I do is always about others.
I AM my brothers keeper/answerable to him/her/them. It’s quite the surrender of self-will. it’s quite the high calling and, thus, it is absolutely why we need a power greater than ourselves to make it possible. All praise and glory to the Life of Yeshua within. Shalom
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Kasandra Vitacca Mitchell
Kasandra Vitacca Mitchell is an Author, Speaker, Coach of Wealth & Happiness with a mission to bring research, wisdom, and authenticity to others via “The Happiness Formula.”