The Contrast Between Self-Creation and God's Plan

Trevin Wax, general editor of The Gospel Project and author of the book, Rethink Your Self, observes that today's common wisdom says you’re free to create yourself, design yourself, and define yourself. Yet the way of Jesus, Wax argues, would have us realize we’re already created, designed, and defined. Jesus confronts a “me first” way of life with a “God first” world. The world says we should look inward; Jesus says to look upward.

To learn more, check out Trevin Wax's book, Rethink Your Self: The Power of Looking Up Before Looking In.