Following Jesus will at times put me in situations where I might offend people. Can I, without being a jerk, stand for Jesus, or do I cave?
Read MoreBelshazzar cannot say, “Gee, I didn’t know”…How about me?
Read MorePride’s furnace is my heart.
Read MoreIf I place confidence in myself, and only myself, then I am on the downward spiraling path of pride. Can I share with you? I struggle with pride. Perhaps you do, too. Few of us set out to be prideful, yet we often drift into its grip.
Read MoreIn Part One, I more than suggested that the path to becoming humble is to start practicing acts of humility—acts where we put the interests of others above ourselves. It is through action that our lives will be transformed. We become more humble—our lives of humility grow—by action. Yet what is the root of this growth? As I presented this thought to us, taking action as the means to transform ourselves, I knew it was not complete. I left out God. We cannot, by ourselves, apart from God, accomplish anything. Especially when we are talking about taming our pride. We need God.
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