The Destructiveness of Selfish Ambition (TMF:2086)

Monday, May 08, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Destructiveness of Selfish Ambition (TMF:2086) - Daniel Litton
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       Selfish ambition leads us to do things that we shouldn’t do, or normally wouldn’t do if we weren’t driven by such a strong craving for whatever it is. People can lie, steal, cheat, rob, change the rules, escalate, bribe, extort, launder, go against good wisdom, sell out, compromise, or whatever it is, for selfish ambition. On a more smaller scale, people can gossip, exclude, dishonor, show favoritism, speak negatively, gab, speak behind our backs, be narrow minded, act uncaring, disinterested, and unkind. It is very important that our feelings of wantingness for anything be totally surrendered. This is not only for our mental well-being, it is for our obedience to God, and (don’t miss this), it is so that in the end we will get what we really want. You can accomplish this and that through selfish ambition. There is no doubt about that. People do it all the time.