Galatians 1:4-5

“who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.“

We live in the “self help” era. There are all kinds of tools and assistance companies out there which offer help and/or advice about most situations. However, we know that every good gift and every perfect gift comes from God (James 1:17).

If we are not careful we will give the glory that should go to God, to someone or something else.

The Bible tells use that God is a Jealous God and he will not share his glory with another. The Bible also tells us that we overcome by the word of our testimony (Revelation 12:11). When we ask God for help/deliverance we are to give our testimony so that someone else can hear and be strengthened.

In this day of self help we feel so empowered that we can fool ourselves to believe that whatever progress we have made was done on our own. When the fact of the matter is our great God directed us to the place/person/thing that was instrumental in bringing about our liberty.

Yes, tell your story. People need to know that you overcame adversity. And if you overcame, then so can they. But don’t forget God. Tell how God was the catalyst in your victory.

To God be the glory for the things he has done.

In all of your boasting, don’t forget to give God his due praise.