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As John Lennon once said, I’m “groovin’ up slowly.”
Why does this poll remind me of the old Mac Davis song “It’s Hard to Be Humble” which has the phrase:“Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in so many ways”:bigyikes:Are you humble???
Sean.McKenzie said:***
21*** Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
the meaning of that quote was to show it’s (humility) opposite, as opposed to virtue this would be it’s vice! This is in response to Pride. Pride is th opposite of Humility!! so that quote is just showing whatr comes out of Pride or what it is relative to. Kinda threw in a little apologetics!!Sean…if you are talking about humility here, well, it has been my experience that when we truly desire humility, the Lord will provide many oppurtunities to practice…and practice…and practice.Code:
Blessings,
Shoshana
LOL, Newton you are so sweet! How is the baby doing???After debating inmy mind the answer to your poll, I decided that I will always look to WhiteDove as my model of humility.
WhiteDove said:LOL, Newton you are so sweet! How is the baby doing???
I’ve had a few experiences where it seemed like God was showing me parts of myself I’d never seen before. It was really humbling. I’d asked Him to show me where I was falling short, but when He answered my prayer, my first impulse wasn’t to thank Him, because it wasn’t pretty. In the midst of one such experience, ironically dealing with my struggle with pride, I realized that I was actually starting to experience pride in having such insight into having pride! I had to laugh at myself because it was so ridiculous. I’m still struggling with pride, but it seems like I am less proud now than I was a month ago. At least I hope so; I’m sure God could at any time show me just how much farther I have to go…Wouldn’t true humility be to see yourself as you truly are? If you are in fact fairly gifted that way, wouldn’t it be the most humble to simply recognize this fact and not get all twisted up in false prideful denial of what is? Seeing yourself as you truly are understands that God made you, for example, and acknowledges the debt to him.