"My" - Harsh Reality Translation

Psalm 34

I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I will complain to the Lord; most times, His praise is not continually in my mouth.

Luke 6:37-38

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

I judge others; I couldn't care less about those who judge me. I condemn others; their condemning me doesn't concern me, and I don't forgive. I just hold a grudge with no regard for my need for forgiveness, which is only self-destructive. And that’s okay with me! The Pride of Life is what they call that!

Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

I seek my own interest, which has nothing to do with the kingdom. Infected with self-righteousness, and what's added is everything I want that has no eternal value.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

I'm not patient. I'm hardly ever genuinely kind. Secretly resentful, deceitfully dishonoring others, surely self-seeking, easily angered. All records of wrongs are kept safe. Delighted in pleasurable evils, ignoring the truth, no regard for hope, a failure at loving the Lord, others, and myself.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.

I'm a single man, and since it's hard to find a wife, I'll enjoy someone else's company. For women, many of them think that since many men don't care to marry, and many of the men that are married are weak-willed, they will have any man they want. Besides, I'm not a married woman, and I may not ever get married. The Lord understands. An equal opportunity employer whose manipulation is inspired by misery.

James 3:8

But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

There's no reason for me to tame my tongue. If someone speaks in a way that displeases me, I'll correct them. I'm not going to look weak; I'm going to defend myself.

There is a rationale of the mind that is common to man, yet the word of God is not parallel with it. To need so much mercy. To need so much grace. How is it that extending to others what I desire from the Lord is a problem? Refusing to give what I need myself, no... I just want to receive. That's the way!

Matthew 7:3-5

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

If there is anything in my eye, I can't tell.  But what I see in your eye, man, that's really bad. You need to get that out.  I'm glad it ain't me.

I see your homosexuality, yet I'm blind to my being a whoremonger and fornicator. I see your bottle, your cigars, and your crack, and not my vodka or my past with smoking. I see your gossip but ignore my judging others.

Matthew 5:44-45

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

But I say, get revenge on your enemies. Curse those who curse you. Look down on those who hate you, and never pray for them, but use those who spitefully use you and persecute you.

Meditation: Pride is the problem. Humility is the answer. Jesus is the way.

Author: Brian Christaan