The Painted Door Church - Chicago
Good News for the Achiever / Phil 3:4b-13
Jul 09, 2017
Pastor Mark Bergin
For many, résumé building is far more than a professional activity. It is a
way of life. Adding bullet points to our running list of accomplishments
feels like salvation, a way to assuage those haunting doubts of our
self-worth. With each new achievement, we add a layer of protection, more
proof that we matter, more distance between us and the terrifying prospect
of being a nobody. But for all the successes our strengths can produce,
they cannot erase our frailty. And when the pressure of racing to
credential ourselves finally outstrips those frailties, we burn out. We
crack at our weakest points and the whole building crumbles. It is the very
fear of such a moment that drives us toward it at breakneck speed. Who
would you be if your résumé were suddenly a blank page? To answer that
question on your own is to know panic and self-deceit. But God has an
answer for us: Who you are has nothing to do with what you’ve done.
Breathe. Beloved children have no need for résumés.