" That of His great goodness He would make known to you, and take from your heart, every kind and form and degree of pride, whether it be from evil spirits, or your own corrupt nature; and that He would awaken in you the deepest depth and truth of that Humility, which can make you capable of His and Holy Spirit."
- Andrew Murray
I've been studing a lot, thinking, and praying over books i'm reading, sermons i'm listening to and stories that impact my heart. This one subject has shown up everywhere i've turned.
Humility is the hardest, without a doubt, the hardest thing a human could become. I say become, in the sense that Christ Himself was Humility. So many times, i want to throw out my own tasks and say " look what i'm doing" or not even that, just say "i'm going to do this". how selfish of me. that is just mere flesh. True humility is from God. Murray says that humility brings on death. death to ones self.
some many times in Christianity we see the big names, hot shots, the ones that know it all. the ones that prance around the stage, pulling out knowledge, impressing everyone with their big theological views. Is God moved by that?
or would He take pleasure in one man preaching the simple Gospel, then being martyred?
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Thank God that He loves us enough to make us better and give us a desire for Him and the things of Him. You are so right. Humility is so hard. It is the very opposite of our flesh. I never realized that when Jesus said we would have to deny ourselves He meant it like this. I'm so proud of you and I love you.
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