Humble part 5
A lot of verses in the Bible seem to contrast humbleness and pride. For example, "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit" (Proverbs 29:23). So, as I've stated many times, being humble isn't thinking less of yourself. Its just thinking of yourself less. Thinking about others instead of yourself. Not worrying about getting anything for yourself, but instead knowing what you've got and giving what you've got. Seeing a need and meeting it. Letting what's inside come out by knowing and believing its in there. Going about your business and being quiet about it. You don't need applause. Your honor shall uphold you. Love will hold you up. Look at Jude 1:24 (and I try to use this verse as often as I can because I never really hear anybody else us it), "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultness before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy." Everybody wants to talk about Jesus picking us up after we fall. But nobody wants to acknowledge that we don't, in fact, have to fall. Nobody seems to think Jesus is strong enough to KEEP us from falling. But my thing is... if love is holding us up, what could possibly drag us down? Love is all powerful, right? And, as always, that doesn't mean MOST powerful. It means love has all of the power. Because love IS all of the power. Nothing else has any power over us (unless we give it power over us). Nothing can trip us up when we walk by faith and not by sight. Nothing can trip us up when we let His Word (which is Jesus, which is love) be a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. Walk in love and you'll get to where you need to be. Because you'll always BE where you need to be. You'll be in the right position to fulfill your EPIC (Eternal Purpose In Christ) destiny. You'll be able to be humble. Because you won't be chasing. You won't be trying to get. You'll be able to give. Because you'll be able to know what you have. You'll be able to know that you have something to give. Something worth giving. Something that everybody else needs. That's what this life is about. Its more blessed to give than to receive. Living is loving. Loving is living. You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving. And here's the key: When someone blesses you, never forget it. But when you bless someone, never remember it. Don't keep score. Don't hold what you've done for someone over their heads. Be cool about it. Be humble. All you did was release what your heavenly Father gave to you. It came from Him. So realize that in our own strength we can do nothing. But we can do all things through Him that strengthens us. His love in us comes out through us. Being humble, being honorable, is simply doing what you can do and letting it speak for itself. Actions speak louder than words, right? Saying you love someone is amazing. But showing them... that's even better. Be honorable. Do the right thing--the love thing. And let God hold you up!