HUMANS!!!! (I yell with my fist in the air)
We are so predictable, so needy, so unwilling to bow down low enough in humility to actually receive what we are so desperate for. And I am the worst of course.
"Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is, from the very nature of things, the first duty and the highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue. And so pride, or the loss of this humility, is the root of every sin and evil." Andrew Murray
I wish I could just copy and paste the entire humility book by Andrew Murray into my head. I pray that one day I can start to see a little humility in myself and less pride. The Word says that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). I think that we have viewed pride as a silly little thing that makes us slightly wrong rather than having a heart position that is in utter opposition to God.
"Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is for me to have no trouble; never to be fretted or vexed or irritated or sore or disappointed. It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me.
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord where I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace as in a deep sea of calmness when all around is trouble. " Andrew Murray
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord where I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace as in a deep sea of calmness when all around is trouble. " Andrew Murray
If you are searching for peace, look no further.
Today, I want humility. I want it for myself and for my community. I don't want to be in conflict with my Maker. I want His blessing, His peace, and most of all His presence. I want to gaze upon the beauty His holiness...and be completely self-forgetful.
3 comments:
I think that you are on to something my dear. who will ascend thehill of God. those with clean hands and a pure heart. Broken and contrite!
Love you Dad
Yes, brokenness is key! Last week I sensed the Lord saying that when we cry out to him with tear stained faces and broken hearts, he is quick to respond. We need to need Him. More desperately than we do.
Thank you, sweet daughter, for reminding me again of the peace found in humility. To recognize the surge of self-defense and self-protection as the pride it really is begins my journey to repentance and rest. Praise God for the Lord's grace and Andrew Murray!
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