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0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose.0:18 He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. Today, we're gonna be talking about the selfie world and how we must die to self and what is the selfie all about.1:08 And I personally think that really all of this selfie stuff is really an identity crisis. I think people are trying to get their validation from everywhere, and that1:20 hole is never gonna get filled unless you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. It really is something else. You see all the people with the it's and why the fish face? On the self1:31 What's up with the fish face?1:34 The fish face and the puffy lips.1:36 It's the it's the fish face.1:38 What is that? You know, that's like and1:41 then there's always like Back at that. You know, was thinking about like in our generation, like I remember you would you would have to go buy film.1:50 You would have to Wait. And bulbs. And bulbs. And bulbs.1:53 Oh, that's way back. Yeah. Okay. And, well, then you know, you'd get the film, you'd put it in your camera, you would take all these pictures. I remember taking them all of my kids, and then you'd be so excited to2:05 get them back, which took like weeks. Yeah. And then when you got them back they're all like know Blurry. Exposed and they're all blurry and out of all the pictures you might have had 2 that showed up or worked2:17 out. And now you can take 400 pictures and scope through and get your best 1, but then remember when they Or have a filter. Remember when the Insta 1 came out that you had to shake it for a long time until the2:29 picture And2:30 then it was it was like sticky. Polaroid.2:34 And so but now, what happened? Now everybody is all about themselves and posting and then people are getting all their likes and they wanna have it's like so much and people2:46 are feeding into that and it really is just a worldly thing. Yes. It is. What this is.2:52 Exactly. And and, know, the bible talks about the pride of life. Mhmm. That to have nothing to do with the pride of life, talking about I'm gonna go here, and I'm gonna go there, and, you know, so we3:04 need to guard against that as Christians. And I I I talking about, you know, cameras. I still have some, you know, those disposable cameras?3:16 I still have a couple of those. I have a bag in my car because I'm trying to figure out where to drop something like that. It they're they're over a decade old easy, you know. So3:29 I recently with Did3:32 he really? And he sent it to like a legacy box, they'll they'll read but he found some old like little like video tapes that he hadn't ever known what was on them.3:43 But don't you think like all of those things like you can make a movie on your iPhone. A movie has been made on the iPhone, seriously.3:53 Yeah.3:54 So you know, we have access to be able to say, here I am. There are even classes that talk about how you can make it look like you have a more exciting life and take pictures in front of4:05 certain things and if you angle it a certain way, you know, you're gonna get a bigger response. Basically, you're trying to provoke people to be jealous of your life. That is called pride of life and4:17 vainglory, and the bible talks about having nothing to do with that life. You know, this is always so profound to me that4:28 pride comes before a fall. Haughtiness before destruction. Destruction. And it's like nobody wants to fall. Nobody wants to have destruction in their4:40 lives. And so4:41 many of these things that we're allowing, we're we're trying to, you know, it's it's really that you are trying to receive something that your father in heaven is the 1 who can give that to you. He can4:53 give you the validation you need. He loves you. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. He stamped you with his approval. He made you. He breathed life into you. He knits you together in5:05 your mother's womb before you ever lived a day. And he's got such a plan for your life, and so much of this worldly stuff is causing us to waste time. It's causing us to just5:17 how much time are you spending on on screens, and and what are you doing to to to have this whole superficial life that that really has nothing to do with anything? Because if you're not5:29 living for the Lord, you know, you're going to give an account. 1 day, you're going to give an account to God for every day, every single thing you did here on life, You're not going to give an account to5:41 your Instagram followers. Not going to give an account to them. You're going to give an account to the Lord. And so how are you living your life and and really, it's time to live for him and and and5:53 not for self. Die to self and live5:56 for Christ. Well, and, you know, the bible says unless a a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it cannot spring up. And maybe we need to lay6:08 down some of these things, you know, where we're we're not virtue signaling. Even even our good works, we're like look at6:19 me I'm feeding the orphans look6:21 at me you know I mean it's like God said when you do something do it to an audience of 1. He is an audience of live for an audience of 1.6:33 It does not matter what your Facebook followers, your Instagram followers, whatever you're on, getter, whatever, you know, whatever you're on,6:44 just know that you you need to live for an audience of 1, Jesus Christ. Lay down every selfish work, everything that would take6:56 glory from the Lord and put it on yourself. That is a scary thing. Yeah. Because, you know, to7:03 him be all glory in everything. The bible says apart from him we can do nothing, and I am so okay with that. Like more than okay with that because I don't I I I don't wanna do7:15 anything. You know, I wanna boast of my weaknesses because that's where we give God the glory. When I say I'm weak, I need you in every single thing of my life, in every7:27 single way. And, you know, you know, you're a lot of what this this, you know, selfie stuff, this Instagram social media, vainglorious, it's really because you don't have your tribe.7:39 Like, you think a lot of people are just that's their friends. Like, even if it is sort of superficial and really not real. And so you really need to maybe make a decision today that you're gonna7:50 go find a church, get plugged in, volunteer somewhere, do the Lord's work. You know, there's so many places that need extra hands on deck and extra help, and that you could go and and8:02 and and literally find those types of people. Find your tribe and people who are doing good, good things for the Lord, and I promise you, you will never look back. Your life will be8:14 so different. When you set about doing the things that God created you to do, it's all about this is Earth is God's mission field. God's mission field. We all have a plan, and8:26 you are wasting your time. You so many people are just wasting their time with all of that.8:30 That's right. And we are gonna come back, and when we do, we're gonna talk more about the selfie culture and how we can combat that.8:40 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus8:51 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and9:03 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by9:15 logging on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road9:27 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission9:39 today. Give now.9:42 Welcome back to Grace Grace with 9 and Michelle. Today, we're talking about the selfie culture. And, you know, the Bible talks about 1 of the the the 79:54 deadly sins is pride and vanity, and that selfie culture feeds that. Satan himself what start the10:06 the sin of Satan is pride. And so when we have our entire lives up on Facebook, and I'm not saying or whatever,10:16 it's about motive. You know, it to me. It it it doesn't mean that just because you take some pictures and share it with your friends that that's wrong. We're that's not what we're saying. We're talking about10:28 motive. You know, the Bible talks about how God man looks on the outside of of of man, but God looks at the heart. Mhmm. And so really, you10:40 know, we're not trying to examine your heart here we're just we're encouraging you to do it. So that you don't get like the bible talks about judge not so that you're not judged. Right?10:51 Well, think what can happen is it really can be a joy stealer and it really just kinda takes over, and so many people spend so much time on all of that that they're missing out11:03 on so much, So much real life. It's almost like you're living in a video game. Like you're not really like living your life and you're, you know, people are are are just worried about that, and if11:15 they don't get the amount of likes, and all these kinds of things, and you know, there's a lot of people who have made businesses out of being an influencer and stuff, and I'm not saying that's wrong, but I'm saying why11:26 don't you be an influencer for God? Why don't you I challenge you on if you have a ton of followers, what would happen if you posted a scripture11:38 on there? What would happen if you used that same I get banned. Same platform for good? But you know what? If that's if that's the11:45 case No. I'm saying be prepared because you might get banned for the day or longer.11:51 And but I'm saying, you know what? If you turn that around and you used it for good, it's like at a certain point in life, I've lived enough of my life now to know that you know people are going to love you and people12:02 are going to hate you and it's got nothing to do with you. And so I after a certain point, I don't know, I think it's around 45 that you kind of decide that you maybe give12:14 or take, but12:15 I think you'd kind of come I don't care what anyone else Wait a minute.12:18 I don't care what anyone else thinks. I am doing what I'm called to do. I'm going to live my life for the Lord, and I I don't care about the haters. I don't care what anyone says, and you know, I I know that12:30 that the whole Vinglers think like for us, honestly, I want to preach the whole gospel. We both do in season, out of season, not a not we don't want I want12:42 God to say when we're well done, that you you you were not afraid of the whole gospel. You weren't afraid what people thought, and that's where we need to be. We need to be coming from a place of12:54 it's all about God. It's about Jesus. It's about what Jesus did for you. And if you give your life to the Lord, it says, behold, you are transformed. I have made a new thing13:05 in you. He's done a new thing. You are a new creation in Christ, and the old dies. That means the world dies. You to the world, and what the world you think has to offer you is13:17 so nothing. It is absolutely nothing compared to what God has in store for you, for what you were made for. You were made for a purpose and a plan that13:28 is sitting there waiting for you to just amen God and say now I want that. I want13:35 to walk in What do you have for me? Well, and you know, it says do not be conformed to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing13:47 of your mind. Then you will be able to test and improve what God's will is his good and perfect will. And where what do we hear more than anything13:58 else when we're on the road? I'm I need to find the will of God for my life. I need to find the will of God for my life. I wanna know what God wants me to do. I I14:10 hear that all over, don't you? I mean we hear it together people coming and saying, you know, will you pray for the will of God? When we conform to the patterns of the world, when we14:21 get sucked into the vortex of selfie culture and trying to puff ourselves up, we lose. We lose and we we stop hearing and we14:33 cannot hear the voice of God like we could if we laid it down for our audience of when there's a song, I don't know what it is about the artist Big Daddy Weave.14:45 I love him. I think he must read my mail. That guy, he's so good at writing songs and I I want even when I don't know it's him, you know, I'm I'm driving down the road and I'm like14:57 crying and I realize, that's Big Daddy Weave. You know, because hit my heart. But he has the song audience of 1, and I cannot listen to that song without just Yeah.15:08 Crying. But but don't you just think that if we will not conform to all of these pressures to show everything about our lives, you know, that15:20 that we will hear the voice of God more clearly.15:24 Yeah. And you know, it's it's about, you know, we're in the world, but we're not of the world. If you are saved, if you and and we're gonna give you an opportunity to give your life to the15:36 Lord. If you don't know him at the end, today we're gonna pray. But if, you know, if you're saved, then your life is about Jesus. You are not in the world anymore. Your life is naturally15:47 supernatural, and the will of God, what is it? It's love God and love people.15:52 Amen.15:53 And the Bible says that we should love 1 another. We should not doesn't say love yourself. You know, you're you you take care of yourself. You want to be the best self you can be to represent16:05 the kingdom, but love God, love people. There that is your purpose. What are you doing to love someone else today? You know, when you take your mind off of you, there's no I in16:16 team. You know, it's me, myself, and I. When you're in that that mindset, you are going to be so focused on on yourself all day that you're not even paying attention to16:28 who might need to hear an encouraging word, somebody that God is calling you to be part of their life or to encourage someone else. So we're encouraging you to get off of that16:40 attitude, to to ask the Lord. Say, show me. Create in me a clean heart, oh Lord. Show me where I've gotten off track. Show me where I've might might have gotten vainglorious or I might have gotten16:52 prideful, and I don't want that, and I wanna give it all to you. And and he will show you. He will come in, and he'll show you. He'll reveal things he gently convicts, and I don't you love that? He's not there's17:03 no condemnation. It's always with a kindness that that he'll show you, and you'll start to to just to kind of feel like I shouldn't do that anymore. I should17:13 everything's going to be in balance with the Holy Spirit. You know, you don't have to worry about like, you know, if you enjoy getting on social media and and that's not an17:25 issue with your heart, have at it. Yeah. We're not talking about that it's a bad thing because we don't think it is. Saying, let's check our hearts Mhmm. And we'll be back in just a minute.17:36 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:48 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and the18:00 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:12 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road18:23 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission18:35 today. Give now.18:37 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about the whole selfie generation, the selfie world today, and how we need to take our minds off self and put it on Jesus.18:49 That's right.18:49 So true.18:50 And you know the bible talks about like in the end times which we have talked about many many times on the program that we believe that more than likely by the signs we are in19:02 the end times. The bible talks about how we're people will be lovers of self Yeah. More than lovers of God. Mhmm. And I think that that's the generation everybody19:14 like even whenever I've gone to amusement parks or been on vacation or been out, you know, in the mountains where things were so beautiful, everybody19:26 is walking around with their camera just taking pictures. It's almost like, you know, little Steven Spielbergs everywhere, you know. We don't want to be lovers of self and that is a19:37 dangerous thing. We don't want to, you know, the Bible talks about showing off like like the pharisees. Like they they virtue signaled basically which we hear a19:49 lot of that these days you know virtue signaling like look at me I'm reading my bible, look at me you know that kind of thing is dangerous. My mother-in-law, whenever20:01 I would spend the night at my mother and father in law's home20:04 Precious, precious people. I would wake20:06 up in the morning and I could hear my mother-in-law praying and 1 thing she would say is while she was praying is, Lord20:19 burn the dross, burn the dross. And I feel like vainglory in that selfish way is dross. It's rubbish. At the end20:30 of the day it means nothing. It's empty. It even makes you feel empty and even if you did something good the only thing you get is that reward that somebody said heart20:42 like, you know, great job, and the Lord takes it back because you have shown it off, and you bragged about it. Yeah. You know, there's there's so much in20:54 all of that, and if you really knew, God doesn't see you as this your best selfie. The best picture that you can take of you,21:04 that isn't how God sees you at all. He looks at the inside. He knows your heart. He knows what you're thinking. And you know what? He knows if you have insecurities, and and and maybe some of that is born from that21:16 because you you maybe have been insecure about a lot of And you're looking for21:20 affirmation. Mhmm.21:21 And he doesn't see you as your best selfie at all. He sees you from the moment he made you perfectly, and everything about you was so preplanned and so21:33 thought of. And he has such a purpose and such a plan for your life, and you know, as we said, yes, there's nothing wrong with social media. We use social media, and you know, a lot of times21:45 our social media is shut down because of the gospel, and you know21:49 That's when you know it's true. When21:51 you when you wanna know what's true, see what's taken down, and see what's being canceled, and you know, and that's okay, because you know, we're going to keep going, we're going to keep doing all that we know to do to22:02 bring the gospel, to preach it in season and out and all over the the world because that's what God's called us to do. That's what God's called you to do too. We all have a mission. You know, who who do22:14 you know that needs to know about Jesus? You know, maybe maybe like I said, I challenge you to post a post a scripture on on your page. Start using your platforms for something22:26 good and see what happens. See what comes of that because God can use all things and turn all things around and use it for good. It's awesome like that, isn't he? And he loves you so much.22:37 He does love you. And you know, the Bible talks about when we think about the selfie culture you know to to think of others more highly than yourself and that22:48 that'll shift you out of that selfish you know thought process. The bible talks about how selfishness it says this, selfishness is the23:00 root of all grief. If you want to have a bad life, be selfish. If you want to have a good life, shift that whole thought process, take yourself out of the pattern of the23:12 world and shift to thinking of others more highly than yourself. Think about encouraging others. My mom was the best at thinking of23:24 others more highly than herself and I am grateful to have been raised in her household because I don't I can't think of anyone in my life that I've ever met that thought23:35 everybody was great. She did. She everyone. She did. They they are so smart. Oh my goodness. Have you seen this23:45 They could've robbed a bank. Oh, they just had a bad day.23:48 That's bad23:48 about that. She really was.23:50 Oh, they're nice. They're nice.23:53 You know, and she always saw the good in everybody.23:56 Yeah. I think that that takes some selflessness to think of others more highly than But I feel like that was 1 of her greatest attributes.24:04 She never had a bad word to say about anybody. And she was24:08 so sweet.24:08 It was amazing. I know. So we're going pray. Let's give them an opportunity to receive Jesus.24:16 Yes. So right now if you have never asked Jesus into your heart, we're asking you to make him Lord and and we invite you to pray with us. So pray with us right now. Say these words,24:29 Lord Jesus, I believe that you died on the cross. I believe that you were that you were raised from the dead and I want to make you Lord of my life. I invite you24:40 into my heart. I repent of my sins. I turn away from all sin and I ask you lord from the and I say from this day forward, I will24:52 live and serve you and lord help me not to be part of this selfish generation. Let me be someone who pours my life out like a drink offering for25:04 Jesus. Use me God. In Jesus name. Amen.25:08 Oh, that's so good. And we believe that if you said that prayer and you mean it with your whole heart, that God is gonna come into your life, that the Holy Spirit is gonna come into your25:20 heart, and that you're gonna just gonna have a a transformed life. You're gonna begin to just want to change. You're gonna want to please the Lord. So we are so grateful for you guys. You gotta head over to all of our25:31 social media. We love hearing from you. We are so grateful for all the encouraging emails and comments. We love to pray for you, so leave us your prayer comments and and and your praise reports. We love hearing25:43 those too. 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