CAN WE GET A LITTLE HUMILITY? – (Day 6 of 6)
(Need to start at the beginning? Day 1)
How did your week go?
[Love] is not arrogant or rude. 1 Corinthians 13:4b-5a ESV
What did you learn?
I leaned that slowing down is a good thing for me. I’m a bottom-liner with few words. That can come across as abrupt and rude. Taking the time to add a few words or ask a question is kind and thoughtful.
I’ve also spent some time talking to God about how we fight for worth and value.
Arrogance is about seeing yourself as having more worth and value than others. What is a right understanding of who we are in Him?
I like this scripture.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
Boasting is dumb. He’s the one who gets the glory for what He’s done. It has nothing to do with our works. No one is any better than another. God just deemed us all worthy of love and rescue.
Still giving that more thought so I can drop my need to prove my value and run from arrogance.
We went thirty-three hours without electricity (winter weather created a number of problems in our area).
I was pretty happy at how we handled it. We learn more each time this happens. (Yes, it will happen again. We live out past the boonies in Washington state and winters are rough.)
That said, I’m real proud of Paul for wrestling with nature to keep us warm with a bit of light.
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