It can feel a little unsettling to hear that we are pretty needy people, but God doesn’t need us. God is the only completely self-sufficient being who is created and sustained by nothing outside of Himself. An easy example is we are relational beings with relational needs, so even in that reality alone, we need others.

In the process, she highlights the joy of seeing our limited selves in relation to a limitless God, and how such a realization frees us from striving to be more than we were created to be.By definition, self-sufficiency means that one would need no other means of help to provide for basic needs outside of themselves.Īt first glance you may think you can check that box off and deem yourself a self-sufficient being, but in reality we have needs that typically require something outside of ourselves in order to be met. In None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different From Us (and Why That's a Good Thing), Jen Wilkin leads us on a journey to discover ten ways God is different from us-and why that’s a good thing. At the root of all sin is our rebellious desire to be like God in such ways-a desire that first manifested itself in the garden of Eden. Although we share important attributes with God (love, mercy, compassion, etc.), there are other qualities that only God possesses, such as unlimited power, knowledge, and authority. Human beings were created to reflect the image of God-but only to a limited extent. She is the author of Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds. Jen and her family are members of the Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. During her fifteen years of teaching, she has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. Jen Wilkin is a speaker, writer, and teacher of women’s Bible studies. When: Apat 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:45)įind out more about the event and RSVP on the Facebook Event Page.Where: College Church, Wheaton, Illinois ( map).

Jen will speak on key themes from her new book, followed by an engaging Q&A. You are invited to a free, one-night special event with Jen Wilkin. In her new book None Like Him, Jen Wilkin calls us to embrace our limits as a means of glorifying God's limitless power and invites us to celebrate the freedom that comes when we rest in letting God be God. But at the root of every sin is our rebellious desire to possess attributes that belong to God alone. God is self existent, self-sufficient, eternal, immutable, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, sovereign, infinite, and incomprehensible.

None like him by jen wilkin