“…He crowns the humble with victory.”
When did we start
believing being humble was a burden? Why is such a liberating quality seen as a
sacrifice?
We have wrongly defined humility
as inhibition, lack of confidence, or thinking badly of ourselves. None of which
have anything to do with humility…those are in fact the opposite –self-centeredness.
Humility is not thinking
badly of yourself; it is not thinking of yourself at all… It is trusting God
with you - and focusing on others….And humbleness is the antithesis of a
burden, in fact it is the most freeing thing you will ever experience.
This verse says God “crowns
the humble with victory” … so let’s stop acting like humility is a penance we pay
for being a Christian, and realize it is our ticket to complete and total freedom.
John 3:30 says “He must
increase, and I must decrease” … that’s not a negative…it is a rescue…a
redemption. I can disappear into the loving arms of Christ, and He can appear
through me.
Can you imagine the freedom
you would experience if you didn’t have to worry about you? If all your self-centered anxieties and fears
suddenly disappeared?
Think about it…How much
time do you waste wondering what others think of you? What if you truly didn’t care who got credit for
the good things you’ve done? …Imagine
the time you would save if you stopped second guessing God on His plans
regarding all your circumstances.
God’s solution is called
humility…and if you will lay hold of it – He will crown you with victory…Solid,
definable, victory.
So, what are you waiting
for? … Allow yourself to disappear in the arms of God…relax in His shadow today
and let your only concern be serving Him.
Do what is right… and
don’t worry who gets the credit. Give
cheerfully with reckless abandon knowing God has you covered. Claim
the promise that “The joy of the Lord is your strength” and live strong in that
joy.
This morning leave
“self” at home and instead focus on God and others.
Drop the burden of
self-centeredness, take God at His Word and give humility a try…If you do, God
will crown you with victory, His Joy will be your strength, and you will
experience peace and freedom like you’ve never known.
“Humility, is that low, sweet root, from
which all heavenly virtues shoot.” -Thomas Moore
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