OK.... so what is this thing that we all call humility? is it just a bending of pride for a while or is it truly breaking of your own will to be reformed to His will and calling for you?
I've been reading this book from Andrew Murray called "Humility: the beauty of Holiness". it's super short but what is crammed into those few pages is truly mind provoking and as of right now i can only take small doses of it. because that's the only way my mind can comprehend what is being said on the page.
these are the random thoughts.... and a few quotes scattered throughout.
" it is pride that makes redemption needful; it is from our pride that we need above everything to be redeemed."
What is the essence of all His character as our Redeemer? All and nothing but humility, Incarnate Humility.
we are to.....
Give up all the Honor of Men as Jesus did, to seek the honor that comes from God alone.
Have right thoughts of what/ Who Christ is.
How many times a day are we given the chance to practice humility but our pride gets in the way and don't do it? Or our lives are just too busy that when we have to exercise humility we fall flat on our faces because we have no true meaning of what it is and thenceforth don't exercise it properly with the right devotion and reverence of God?
Really.... where are your thoughts?
1.18.2009
good conversations.....
so i was riding in a car the other day on my way to a larger city than my own. and the car was full of philosophical geniuses apparently. because as we rode alone there were questions asked and there were answers that were very convicting and that truly made me think.
how will i grow this year? not physically but spiritually. how will i grow stronger? how will i expand my knowledge of the Word and of my relationship with my Heavenly Father? because just reading like two chapters a day is not going to cut it. that's not even scraping the surface, let alone anything else. how will the time that i sacrifice to God be made not so much a sacrifice but a longing and a burning desire to want to be with Him and be closer to Him more and more and more everyday.
we've been fed so many good "meals" from the word lately, but are we really taking the time to digest them. to be like a cow and chew our cud til to know exactly what i tastes like both good and bad? i know that i for one am an epic failure at that. like i know what i should be doing but that doesn't stop me from not doing it. it sometimes makes it even more enjoyable to reject. which is giving over to Satan the one thing that we do have control over. our time with God.
anyway. i am thankful for the fellow Christians who are walking on this path with me. i know that the road is narrow and hard. but we will persevere on and the crown is our glory!
how will i grow this year? not physically but spiritually. how will i grow stronger? how will i expand my knowledge of the Word and of my relationship with my Heavenly Father? because just reading like two chapters a day is not going to cut it. that's not even scraping the surface, let alone anything else. how will the time that i sacrifice to God be made not so much a sacrifice but a longing and a burning desire to want to be with Him and be closer to Him more and more and more everyday.
we've been fed so many good "meals" from the word lately, but are we really taking the time to digest them. to be like a cow and chew our cud til to know exactly what i tastes like both good and bad? i know that i for one am an epic failure at that. like i know what i should be doing but that doesn't stop me from not doing it. it sometimes makes it even more enjoyable to reject. which is giving over to Satan the one thing that we do have control over. our time with God.
anyway. i am thankful for the fellow Christians who are walking on this path with me. i know that the road is narrow and hard. but we will persevere on and the crown is our glory!
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