Monday, 05 March 2012

Humility



This week’s reading:

When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain,
or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray
and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,
then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:13-14


I used to think humility was an attitude. I have learnt that it is actually a discipline.

It works like this:

- every time I am complimented for achievements, I say aloud, “God is good!”
- every time I think I can look down on people, I think gratefully, “Thank you for changing me, Jesus!”
- every time I am to occupied with myself, I remember lovingly, “God wants to hug the world!”

The truth is that we are nothing without Him.

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