James 4:6b “That is why the Scripture says “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
O Lord, this verse has come to mind so many times. When I start getting an “I” infection and You humble me it is because You want to give me grace but “I” get in the way.
How many times, Lord, have I had students come to me who are really struggling either in classes because they have a learning disability and in pride would not tell anyone, or socially because someone did not meet their expectations and they have been hurt? Lord, there is so much help available to them. Once they humble themselves to ask for it, they bloom and grow.
Lord, how many times has my prideful expectation of either places, people, or events not been met (in grace) to bring me back to having my expectation in You and You alone? How much bitterness still grows within me from time to time because I will not humble myself and turn back to having my expectations in You and You alone? At times I still have an “I” problem that tells me that I do not deserve to be treated the way I have been or that I deserve better in some way. Praise to You, precious Lord, that You do NOT treat me the way I deserve, but with Your grace instead!
One of my very wise pastors once said, “You can humble yourself, or be humiliated…it is your choice.” Lord, I want to be humble in all I do, say, and feel. Give me grace to accomplish that. Humble me as You need to.
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