Good, better, best
If someone asked you if you want to be good, or better, or the best, you would probably answer, "The best." Even my "best self" falls miserably short of the glory of God. I want more than what my "best self" has to offer. I want Christ to be glorified in me And even as my "good girl" self, I am light years away from His goodness. " For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out." Romans 7:18 When Paul writes "nothing good dwells in me," he doesn't mince words. No good means no good. So if Paul, one of the most brilliant minds ever, not to mention one of the holiest people ever, says that nothing good is found in his flesh, surely the same holds true of us! It is our pride that cannot admit that we are not really "good" people after all. Mother Teresa, widely accepted as one of the best examples of a human b