Living in a state of self-pity means you don’t need anyone to take you out of the game because you’ve taken yourself out.
It’s an incredibly effective strategy and completely counter to the gospel.
The final thing self-pity does is rob us of all joy. Satan can’t steal our salvation. But he can steal our joy. And he delights in doing it.
Don’t let him.
If you’re stuck in self-pity, though, how do you get out?
Here’s what I’ve found helpful. Self-pity is basically confession without repentance and forgiveness.
Self-pity leaves you acknowledging that there’s a big problem, but not fully owning it (confession) and moving forward (claiming forgiveness). It’s acknowledging sin without claiming hope.
The Gospel never leads to self-pity. It leads to transformation.
So if you’re struggling with self-pity, you’re part way there. Just keep going. Get past confession and onto repentance and forgiveness.
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