Posted in humility on Jun 20th, 2013
The message is very clear in Psalm 138:6.
Vanity is our enemy.
Humility is our friend.
And life has proven to us that we need all the friends we can get.
Here’s the psalmist’s take on God’s will in this regard:
“Though the Lord is great, He cares for the humble, but He keeps His distance from the proud.”
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Posted in humility on Feb 5th, 2013
Just about the fastest way to make a strong statement of faith in the workplace or school hallway is to show kindness to one who typically shows the opposite to us.
We all know that the person who antagonizes or simply belittles our faith in the eyes of others is trying to wound. We might […]
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Posted in humility on Jan 30th, 2013
Who do you allow to influence your faith?
Or even to gain a place in the inner circle of those who persuade your life decisions?
I certainly hope the eligibility criteria for such people includes their measure of dedication to your best interests.
You see, if somebody doesn’t place our interests ahead of his or her […]
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Posted in humility on Sep 10th, 2012
Sept. 10, 2012
We’d probably be surprised if we knew all the grueling, faith-testing trials that have come against the strong Christians we admire.
Some of what these believers have had to overcome might actually shock us if we knew the whole story.
But we don’t.
You see, the humble, mature Christian doesn’t walk around handing out persecution/affliction […]
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Posted in humility on Aug 13th, 2012
Some people in life seem to walk around with a large wooden spoon.
Why? Because they like to stir the pot of discontent in a family or workplace or school or even in a congregation.
Though most of us are repulsed by such behavior, do we typically respond to it in the most godly way?
Sometimes […]
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