Peter knew that Simon’s self-focus wasn’t the biggest issue, but it pointed to the greater issue: his flawed perspective on God. The same is true for us. Famous theologian A.W. Tozer says that “it is impossible to keep our moral practices sound and our inward attitudes right, while our idea of God is erroneous or inadequate.”

• When are you most likely to focus on yourself?
• Considering what you just answered, how might you have a flawed view of God in that area? Give an example.

Have you ever considered how your self-focus relates to your wrong view of God? So often, we spend a lot of time assessing what others think of us, our reputation, our status, and how we present ourselves to the world. We spend hours on Snapchat and Instagram mostly commenting and posting about ourselves. But we aren’t thinking about whether we look like Christ. We lose sight of the fact that we are supposed to represent Him in the first place. Nothing is more important than Christ. Nothing matters more than living your life devoted to Him.