Its Not About Me- Chapter 1

I am starting to read "Its Not About Me" By Max Lucado (One of my FAVORITE authors) I am going to keep accountable by writing each chapter on here. I couldnt stop reading so i have like 4 chapters done... aha... I have underlined stuff that stuck out to me. I will write those out first and then write my comments on it. If you could, please keep me accountable to keeping up blogging the chapters. Thanks

Chapter 1: Bumping Life of Self-Center

Max Lucado was comparing Copernicus to God.

"[Copernicus] tapped our collective shoulders and cleared his throat and said 'Forgive my proclamation, but' and pointed a lone finger toward the sun, he announced, 'behold the centre of the solar system'.......... "What Copernicus did for the earth, God does for souls, Tapping the collective shoulder of humanity, he points to the Son- His Son- and says, 'Behold the center of it all"' (Pg 4)

Ephesians 1:20-22 (MSG) "God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church."

"When God looks at the center of the universe, he doesnt look at you" WOW! That's so important! "We are lesser orbs" as he says. We are appreciated, valued, loved dearly. But central, essential? Nope! "Our comfort is not God's first priority" MJ is over, and i read that to her and we both went. OUCH!! (pg5)

Max made a comparison of us and the moon. The moon reflects the sUn, and we should therefore reflect the sOn. "The moon reflects the greater light.... What would happen if we accepted our place as SON reflectors?" (pg6)

He then makes a comparison between Self-Centredness and an Orchestra. If the orchestra doesnt follow the conductor they just wnat to shine. They dont care about the other people. If we follow the conductor everything will be orderly and not in chaos! (pg7)

"Ptolemaic thinking says 'Its mine, Im going to enjoy it' God centred thinking acknowledges 'It's God's; I have to respect" (pg8)

"My pain proves God's absence' would be replaced with 'My pain expands God's purpose" (pg8)

"We move from me-focus to God focus by pondering him. Witnessing him. Following the counsel of the apostle Paul: 'Beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, [we] are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord' 2 Corinthians 3:18" (pg9)

I love this book! I totally reccomend it. So much spoke to me. I ordered online a journal that goes with this book. there are questions in there, but i think i am going to keep those to myself. :) but I will share daily what i learn and what popped out to me!

Blessings...