STEP ONE: Do you believe you need to fight?

The only way you’re ever going to fight your sin is if you believe you need to fight.

Most of us want to be secure and healthy individuals.  Some of us convince ourselves we already are.  We ignore the flare up symptoms of panic or anger or apathy that testify to our deep insecurity, and instead we compare ourselves to the women on the Bachelor & conclude that we’re doing relatively well.

The first time I met my friend Theresa was when she interviewed at our church some years back.  In the first five minutes of the interview I already had a girl crush on her.  About 20 minutes in – much to the horror of my male colleagues I could no longer contain myself.  I began to gush (in an Anne Shirley/Diana Berry-kind-of-way) that I felt certain that if she moved to Austin we would be best friends.