Self-Sufficiency Is Just Isolation with Better Systems

from Elder My City, with Tim Schmoyer · host Schmoyer Media

Self-sufficiency feels like stewardship, but what if it's actually working against the very thing God designed the body of Christ to do? In this episode, I share how a living room Bible study in 1 Corinthians 12 exposed something I'd been avoiding: our family doesn't need anyone, and I built it that way on purpose. Paul's body analogy isn't a nice illustration. I think it's a direct challenge to the kind of household independence I've been proud of. I talk about what actually scares me about interdependence and why Acts 2 paints a picture of community that feels both compelling and risky, and why I'd rather wrestle with this in public than figure it out alone. Read the full post and comment here: https://read.timschmoyer.com/p/self-sufficiency-is-just-isolation Get the free guide, "The Elder's Decision-Making Framework: A Step-by-Step Guide for Godly Leadership," by subscribing to my Substack posts. Totally free. I have nothing to sell you.Questions? Thoughts? Comments? Leave me a voicemail message to use in a future podcast episode.Let's Connect:InstagramFacebookLinkedInX.com

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I've set up our family to not need anyone. We homeschool, homestead, and handle everything ourselves. It felt like leadership until 1 Corinthians 12 started pressing me to consider a different perspective. In this episode, I wrestle with the uncomfortable idea that self-sufficiency might just be isolation with better systems, and what it could mean for our family to actually depend on the body of Christ.

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