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You bless me‼️ I’m a 72 y/o woman who loves the Lord. Witnessing a young man so devoted to Jesus with such wisdom born of that devotion to God’s son is just the most special experience for me. I’ve been subscribe and love your posts. I will be honored to one day meet you in Heaven. I pray for you and for your ministry🙏‼️
Amen Matt! The problem with these ‘self help’ books for a Christian is that they are building up the flesh, focusing on self, rather than dying to self. It’s the biggest problem with motivational preachers like Joel Osteen, just building up the self, rather than the spirit, which is appealing to most people.
Hi Matt Amen. 🙏 I have what most people want. A nice house, money, new cars, But when I get out of my nice car I walk off it’s gone, leave my house to go out, I’m not in my nice house, buy what I want with my money, then put it aside. all these things are temporary, worldly possessions that I can go without. The only thing that I have to have, that brings permanent, peace and happiness, is the knowledge of the Bible the Gospel, and fulfilment of a relationship with Jesus on earth and the knowledge of eternal peace in Heaven with Our Loving Father. And these things are a blessing and a gift that we don’t deserve but are freely available when we accept Jesus Christ into our lives. Great message. 🙏🙏❤️ ❤
I was given "How to Win Friends and Influence People" as a teenager and it was 0% effective. Years later I tried some cognitive behavioral strategies and it immediately went laughably wrong. What helped me were the affirmations from Jesus and John that the world is evil, hates me, and is not for me. That knowledge defeated the gaslighting and struggle I had so long been suffering. God's children are foreigners in this wicked world and have a perfect kingdom we are part of -- the affairs of this world are no concern of ours. What a relief! In fact it's a blessing and an honor to be universally hated and outcast by the god and people of this wicked world.
I was told in self help groups that I needed to truly feel and embody that I deserved my good, with problem after problem the only answer I ever got was that I wasn't feeling deserving. Upon coming to Jesus Christ I am free from that, he is the deserving one, through him I am free because of him I am saved. I can do no thing of myself, I could never be enough without him! Now I know because I abide in him and he in me! Hallelujah. Amen.
My impression of self improvement books has always been that the ultimate goal of the writer was to sell books....not help others. Most of these books take the same principles and rename, then repackage them and promote...promote....promote. What we used to call SNAKE OIL. In this day and age there is a snake oil salesman around every corner. Good message. Thanks. Hope you have a happy weekend. Greetings from Kansas. 👋
When it comes right down to it in reality a lot of this self help lecturing is really nothing more than a smokescreen designed to look like psychological growth material.
Yes brother… you are fulfilling God’s will for your life. I know because I thirst for truth in a world that is filled with deception. When I find truth I feel like one finding water in a dry desert. I feel revived and refreshed with hope and faith in God. You keep doing what you are doing and you will be like a a lemonade stand in the middle of the desert.
Bless you brother . I recently found your channel and the Christian clarity you bring to topical issues is just what I needed. I’m sure God is using you as an encouragement to many as you proclaim sound biblical principles and doctrine. Jesus the way the truth and the life the only way
This is a very interesting topic and one I realized too. I read many books also on this topic but i like how you explained it. “Once you have it now what?” I was still not fulfilled until something happened in my life and i turned all that energy to God and reading His Word. Thats has been the only thing that has helped me and brought me peace. Thank you for a great message!🙏
There's the old pragmatic saying, "God helps those who help themselves." But when you think about it, this is not really a Christian saying. It's a humanistic one. But it is also the core principle for most of these self-help books. That said, I'm ashamed to admit that I've wasted a lot of time and energy, not to mention money, on these types of books over the years.
Thankyou Matt, I also went down the self help route, and to be honest nothing worked in the end but God, as you say he is our ultimate fulfilment , we need look no further than Jesus Christ our Lord
I find myself constantly listening to/watching videos (like this one) almost every possible moment i can. But i dont read the Bible even half as much. These types of videos about the bible and Christ are great. But they're becoming an idol for me over the actual word of God. I do struggle with reading as far as retention and concentration. But on the other hand, i really dont want to "force" myself to read the bible. I want it to come from a true place of desire. My prayer life has been mostly just thanking God for EVERYTHING. That's something that has really been a blessing. I just thank God for everything and acknowledge that all things good come from him. Praying for a naturally increased desire to read His word. Its a fine line for me between religious works vs sincere dedication and love
Interesting topic. I’ve read a few self-help books. Most sounded the same but a few changed my life for the better. I’ve also benefited from history books and novels.
"Selfhelp book" there is the problem- if we could have helped ourselves then Jesus wouldn't have come to die for our sins. The Bible also teaches us to deny ourselves. Matt, I want to share what happened to me these last 2 days. So we had a little WhatsApp group (6 people) who all claimed to be Christian's and where doing some Bible studies and talked about certain things like, love, forgiveness, temptation etc. And I was totally shocked at what so called Christian's beleive about Jesus. You did a video about the most shocking thing you came accross in the church. I just experienced the most shocking thing in a Bible study group!!! These "Christian's " beleive that Jesus had to repent of his sins and where therefore the first individual to be born again and the second thing is the we ( the people) had to forgive Jesus for what He has done to us !!!! Like for example the bad things happening in their lives. I left the group heartbroken, shocked and couldn't beleive how they blaspheme against Jesus. How can He who new no sin repent of what? And it is not Jesus fault if your life is in chaos because you never had any time for Christ in your life at all. It just made me realize again that not everyone who confesses Jesus with their mouth is a true believer!
How awful and sad , see it puts you of trying the find Churches and or Christian Groups etc ..but we mustn’t let it I guess as we are commanded to in scripture. Something I DEFINITELY still have to do yet .🙏🏾Hope you can find another group that follows Gods word with correct interpretation.
lol I love the illustration of the water and holes. Brother you’re low key funny, I don’t know if you know that or not. Then always come with that message that hits the heart.
Nothing but Gods, Jesus, word; can't go wrong this way, Jesus wisdom! There's even so many books taking us or taking some away from Gods, Jesus's, word. If we put away sin, God, Jesus, will open the word to us, Jesus wisdom!
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Matthew 16:26) Also reminds me of a CS Lewis quote from Mere Chrisianity, "if I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probably explanation is that I was made for another world."
Great video once again. I was also a fan of self-help books. I often felt that they competed against my dedication for God. They were tempting, though.
YES!!, I have read a lot of good Christian books which were very helpful, but they were not the ultimate answer. I was too inward focused. Our true identity, security, peace , and sufficiency are in pursuing Christ.
Great message, Matt! Yes, self is the focus. Self-help materials, although may have some tips to help in this life, they are like the fig tree Jesus cursed in Matthew 20. Fig trees start with early small figs before any leaves show up. By the time the leaves are full, figs are usually ripe. So when Jesus saw a fig tree full of leaves, he went to it thinking there was fruit. But there were no figs, so he cursed the tree so that it withered. This happened after the religious leaders wanted Him to rebuke the children praising Him as Lord. With the fig tree, one of the things Jesus meant was the religious leaders looked glorious on the outside, but on the inside their was no fruit, no life. They didn't believe he was the Messiah. It's similar with self help books. Looks great at first, but on closer inspection, there is no fruit, no life as a result of using them. John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. Praise and glory to God for his love, mercy, grace, fulfillment and eternal life!❤🙏
The problem with all the self help books is they all say the exact same things in a slightly different way. The personal stories are different but the concepts are exactly the same.
We are supposed to die to ourselves, not bolster ourselves. Luke 9:23 KJV And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
The whole point of the way of Jesus is to die to self. This is what most people miss. They think they can adopt Jesus like some talisman which helps them to continue in their way while somehow reaching the goal of eternal life even though they are still on their selfish ways which lead to destruction. When I truly repented and gave up my life to Jesus I found it to be very liberating. Since I have laid down my life, gave up all my rights and since I libe with the perspective of eternity, I do not need to achieve anything any more since I already have everything in Jesus. When I truly repented I said to Jesus: "OK, I am done. You could literally just come back, now. However, let's see what we can do in this age together." I do not need to prove anything to others nor to myself. Furthermore, I do not need to pursue any of those worldly goals. That is so liberating and giving peace. The whole perspective changes if you begin to live in the perspective of eternity. What are those things mattering in this short time? When someone is rootet in Christ, he is filled from the inside. This is another secret which most christians seem to know in their minds but unfortunately only few experience this. When I am filled from the inside, I do not need to seek to be filled from the outside. I do not need consumption of any kind any more (food, smoking, buying), I do not need to travel or to experience different things, I do not need sex or substitutes thereof, I do not need hobbies or a lot of things. This is freedom.
Love this video. So many self help churches out there! But you can't help the (died with christ) self. We need new self help - the bible. Oh, Jesus fills us now and the Holy spirit seals us!
I bought books on how to get closer to the Lord. How to walk in faith and so on. Some of these books I’m sure are helpful. But after years of searching I found closeness with the Lord by waiting on Him. You grow, my opinion, from faith to faith but you never are done. When we are with Him then we will be complete. Thank you for sharing this. I know some people who could use this to help them. ❤
Would you have called your suffering trials a dark night of the soul? How God may be preparing you for greater things after you come out of the furnace of affliction.
I'm confused. Your self is the problem? Is your old self not dead and buried? And aren't you a new creation? If your self is the problem how can you be born again?
We have two natures? I also see a Lots of comments of ppl talking about their old self like it's still alive and kicking? Or, that they are fighting their evil half.
Galatians 3:3…Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? The flesh profits nothing…..it takes a long time to understand this.
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You bless me‼️ I’m a 72 y/o woman who loves the Lord. Witnessing a young man so devoted to Jesus with such wisdom born of that devotion to God’s son is just the most special experience for me. I’ve been subscribe and love your posts. I will be honored to one day meet you in Heaven. I pray for you and for your ministry🙏‼️
Thank you so much for your prayers, and your encouragement. It’s so great to know that the videos are a blessing to you. God bless you, Matt 🙏
Amen Matt! The problem with these ‘self help’ books for a Christian is that they are building up the flesh, focusing on self, rather than dying to self. It’s the biggest problem with motivational preachers like Joel Osteen, just building up the self, rather than the spirit, which is appealing to most people.
Hi Matt
Amen. 🙏 I have what most people want. A nice house, money, new cars, But when I get out of my nice car I walk off it’s gone, leave my house to go out, I’m not in my nice house, buy what I want with my money, then put it aside. all these things are temporary, worldly possessions that I can go without.
The only thing that I have to have, that brings permanent, peace and happiness, is the knowledge of the Bible the Gospel, and fulfilment of a relationship with Jesus on earth and the knowledge of eternal peace in Heaven with Our Loving Father.
And these things are a blessing and a gift that we don’t deserve but are freely available when we accept Jesus Christ into our lives.
Great message. 🙏🙏❤️ ❤
I was given "How to Win Friends and Influence People" as a teenager and it was 0% effective. Years later I tried some cognitive behavioral strategies and it immediately went laughably wrong.
What helped me were the affirmations from Jesus and John that the world is evil, hates me, and is not for me. That knowledge defeated the gaslighting and struggle I had so long been suffering. God's children are foreigners in this wicked world and have a perfect kingdom we are part of -- the affairs of this world are no concern of ours. What a relief!
In fact it's a blessing and an honor to be universally hated and outcast by the god and people of this wicked world.
I was told in self help groups that I needed to truly feel and embody that I deserved my good, with problem after problem the only answer I ever got was that I wasn't feeling deserving. Upon coming to Jesus Christ I am free from that, he is the deserving one, through him I am free because of him I am saved. I can do no thing of myself, I could never be enough without him! Now I know because I abide in him and he in me! Hallelujah. Amen.
My impression of self improvement books has always been that the ultimate goal of the writer was to sell books....not help others. Most of these books take the same principles and rename, then repackage them and promote...promote....promote.
What we used to call SNAKE OIL. In this day and age there is a snake oil salesman around every corner.
Good message. Thanks. Hope you have a happy weekend. Greetings from Kansas. 👋
Lol! In many ways, so true! Once we have Jesus, then the Bible IS our self-help book. The rest can be used to stoke the fire!
When it comes right down to it in reality a lot of this self help lecturing is really nothing more than a smokescreen designed to look like psychological growth material.
👌🏽👌🏽
I got sucked into the self help world too as a Christian. We need more Christians to speak about this!
Yes brother… you are fulfilling God’s will for your life. I know because I thirst for truth in a world that is filled with deception. When I find truth I feel like one finding water in a dry desert. I feel revived and refreshed with hope and faith in God. You keep doing what you are doing and you will be like a a lemonade stand in the middle of the desert.
True "self IS the problem"👍
Thank you so much for this great message! Only the Lord of Life can truly give us the abundant life He promised.
I feel so much peace last two days. God has changed my heart ❤️
Bless you brother . I recently found your channel and the Christian clarity you bring to topical issues is just what I needed. I’m sure God is using you as an encouragement to many as you proclaim sound biblical principles and doctrine. Jesus the way the truth and the life the only way
Thank you for your encouraging comment. Matt 🙏
This is a very interesting topic and one I realized too. I read many books also on this topic but i like how you explained it. “Once you have it now what?” I was still not fulfilled until something happened in my life and i turned all that energy to God and reading His Word. Thats has been the only thing that has helped me and brought me peace. Thank you for a great message!🙏
I’m glad displaced you. Matt 🙏
Well explained Matt, bless you. 🙏🙏♥️
Thank you dear sister Maria. God bless you. Matt 🙏
There's the old pragmatic saying, "God helps those who help themselves." But when you think about it, this is not really a Christian saying. It's a humanistic one. But it is also the core principle for most of these self-help books. That said, I'm ashamed to admit that I've wasted a lot of time and energy, not to mention money, on these types of books over the years.
Thankyou Matt, I also went down the self help route, and to be honest nothing worked in the end but God, as you say he is our ultimate fulfilment , we need look no further than Jesus Christ our Lord
I find myself constantly listening to/watching videos (like this one) almost every possible moment i can. But i dont read the Bible even half as much. These types of videos about the bible and Christ are great. But they're becoming an idol for me over the actual word of God. I do struggle with reading as far as retention and concentration. But on the other hand, i really dont want to "force" myself to read the bible. I want it to come from a true place of desire. My prayer life has been mostly just thanking God for EVERYTHING. That's something that has really been a blessing. I just thank God for everything and acknowledge that all things good come from him. Praying for a naturally increased desire to read His word. Its a fine line for me between religious works vs sincere dedication and love
Interesting topic. I’ve read a few self-help books. Most sounded the same but a few changed my life for the better. I’ve also benefited from history books and novels.
Loving these videos you're putting out! Thank you
So glad they are blessing you. Matt 😃🙏
"Selfhelp book" there is the problem- if we could have helped ourselves then Jesus wouldn't have come to die for our sins. The Bible also teaches us to deny ourselves. Matt, I want to share what happened to me these last 2 days. So we had a little WhatsApp group (6 people) who all claimed to be Christian's and where doing some Bible studies and talked about certain things like, love, forgiveness, temptation etc. And I was totally shocked at what so called Christian's beleive about Jesus. You did a video about the most shocking thing you came accross in the church. I just experienced the most shocking thing in a Bible study group!!! These "Christian's " beleive that Jesus had to repent of his sins and where therefore the first individual to be born again and the second thing is the we ( the people) had to forgive Jesus for what He has done to us !!!! Like for example the bad things happening in their lives. I left the group heartbroken, shocked and couldn't beleive how they blaspheme against Jesus. How can He who new no sin repent of what? And it is not Jesus fault if your life is in chaos because you never had any time for Christ in your life at all. It just made me realize again that not everyone who confesses Jesus with their mouth is a true believer!
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That is absolute insanity. 😮😮😮
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You’re right. The problem with self help books IS SELF!
How awful and sad , see it puts you of trying the find Churches and or Christian Groups etc ..but we mustn’t let it I guess as we are commanded to in scripture. Something I DEFINITELY still have to do yet .🙏🏾Hope you can find another group that follows Gods word with correct interpretation.
lol I love the illustration of the water and holes. Brother you’re low key funny, I don’t know if you know that or not. Then always come with that message that hits the heart.
Nothing but Gods, Jesus, word; can't go wrong this way, Jesus wisdom! There's even so many books taking us or taking some away from Gods, Jesus's, word. If we put away sin, God, Jesus, will open the word to us, Jesus wisdom!
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Matthew 16:26)
Also reminds me of a CS Lewis quote from Mere Chrisianity, "if I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probably explanation is that I was made for another world."
I‘ve made exactly the same experience
I have never done that.but I have made a lot of mistakes.God be praised in His Mercy which is in abundance.✝️✋
Great video once again. I was also a fan of self-help books. I often felt that they competed against my dedication for God. They were tempting, though.
I felt the same!
YES!!, I have read a lot of good Christian books which were very helpful, but they were not the ultimate answer. I was too inward focused. Our true identity, security, peace , and sufficiency are in pursuing Christ.
Only book you need for life is the bible
Great message, Matt! Yes, self is the focus. Self-help materials, although may have some tips to help in this life, they are like the fig tree Jesus cursed in Matthew 20. Fig trees start with early small figs before any leaves show up. By the time the leaves are full, figs are usually ripe. So when Jesus saw a fig tree full of leaves, he went to it thinking there was fruit. But there were no figs, so he cursed the tree so that it withered. This happened after the religious leaders wanted Him to rebuke the children praising Him as Lord. With the fig tree, one of the things Jesus meant was the religious leaders looked glorious on the outside, but on the inside their was no fruit, no life. They didn't believe he was the Messiah. It's similar with self help books. Looks great at first, but on closer inspection, there is no fruit, no life as a result of using them.
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Praise and glory to God for his love, mercy, grace, fulfillment and eternal life!❤🙏
If we could just help ourselves, we wouldn't need Jesus.
AMEN.
Thanks Matthew! Very true!
I must decrease that He The lord Jesus may increase. Less of me more of Him. No point building up self, we have to deny self .
The problem with all the self help books is they all say the exact same things in a slightly different way. The personal stories are different but the concepts are exactly the same.
A need for God. Thank you for this great message my Aussie friend. 🙏🏿
Over 100! Wow! You should pretty much know all there is to know about self help. Thanks for sharing -James
Then there is this subtle opposition against relying on the Lord in the "self help" material
We are supposed to die to ourselves, not bolster ourselves.
Luke 9:23 KJV
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Yep, Christian self-help books helped blow my marriage apart.
I’m sorry to hear that!
I‘m so sorry 🙏🏽✝️🤍
Amen and Amen ✝️
They're not ENTIRELY useless; you can always use them to keep a nice bonfire going for hours!
Truth 💯🙏🏽
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Great message brother 🙏 ❤ 🙏
Good word brother
Thank u Brother!!!!
Here's the big self help clue: take responsibility for yourself. Rule no. 1. Rule no 2? See rule no. 1 again.
🕊️ 🙏
The whole point of the way of Jesus is to die to self. This is what most people miss. They think they can adopt Jesus like some talisman which helps them to continue in their way while somehow reaching the goal of eternal life even though they are still on their selfish ways which lead to destruction.
When I truly repented and gave up my life to Jesus I found it to be very liberating. Since I have laid down my life, gave up all my rights and since I libe with the perspective of eternity, I do not need to achieve anything any more since I already have everything in Jesus. When I truly repented I said to Jesus: "OK, I am done. You could literally just come back, now. However, let's see what we can do in this age together." I do not need to prove anything to others nor to myself. Furthermore, I do not need to pursue any of those worldly goals. That is so liberating and giving peace. The whole perspective changes if you begin to live in the perspective of eternity. What are those things mattering in this short time?
When someone is rootet in Christ, he is filled from the inside. This is another secret which most christians seem to know in their minds but unfortunately only few experience this. When I am filled from the inside, I do not need to seek to be filled from the outside. I do not need consumption of any kind any more (food, smoking, buying), I do not need to travel or to experience different things, I do not need sex or substitutes thereof, I do not need hobbies or a lot of things. This is freedom.
Love this video. So many self help churches out there! But you can't help the (died with christ) self. We need new self help - the bible. Oh, Jesus fills us now and the Holy spirit seals us!
💯
Mysticism and Gnosticism is what most of these self help gurus that you reference are speaking from a point of rather than the truth of Christ.
I bought books on how to get closer to the Lord. How to walk in faith and so on. Some of these books I’m sure are helpful. But after years of searching I found closeness with the Lord by waiting on Him. You grow, my opinion, from faith to faith but you never are done. When we are with Him then we will be complete. Thank you for sharing this. I know some people who could use this to help them. ❤
Would you have called your suffering trials a dark night of the soul? How God may be preparing you for greater things after you come out of the furnace of affliction.
I'm confused. Your self is the problem? Is your old self not dead and buried? And aren't you a new creation? If your self is the problem how can you be born again?
Spirit nature v flesh nature
We have two natures? I also see a Lots of comments of ppl talking about their old self like it's still alive and kicking? Or, that they are fighting their evil half.
Matt, most of the authors of these self-help books are channeling from a different source. Source that is not of God. Best not read these books.
It’s more psychology, and biblical principles, without God. I will never read one of those books again!
Galatians 3:3…Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? The flesh profits nothing…..it takes a long time to understand this.