Those who have too many thoughts of their own before God are evil people. In contrast, those who rely on God by faith and who follow Him simply by trusting in Him, are people of faith. To otherwise follow the Lord with thoughts, rather than the heart, is in itself evil. God abhors anyone who worships the Lord with thoughts instead of the heart. When we look at ourselves before God, what are we really capable of doing? Are we capable of doing anything right and are we even able to control ourselves? No, we can’t even control ourselves. There is a song in Korea that goes, “I have received a draft card, even as I don’t know how to take care of myself.” Likewise, we have nothing that is upright before God, neither our thoughts nor our will. Before God, our will is wrong, our thoughts are wrong, and we have nothing that’s right.
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