May 28: HUMBLE PEOPLE DAZZLE GOD.

Affirmation: I am imperfect and I am enough.

Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness not reign over me, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, faithfulness, generosity & gentleness may reign in me. Amen 

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Day 3 of our review of Philippians 4:8. I have had to memorize the letter order to be sure I have all 8 descriptors to focus my thinking on: t, n, r, p, l, a, e, p the rest of the verse was easy for me!

True, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy. 

Sometimes I get them in the wrong order…but I have the right words!😊

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ 

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WALK iN Grace, Live in Love. By Bob Goff 

                    May 28

HUMBLE PEOPLE DAZZLE GOD.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. 

PHILIPPIANS 2 3 

When I was in college, I started paying attention to the people who lived like Jesus. I wanted to figure out what made them different and set them apart from everyone else. It quickly became clear that one of the qualities they all shared was this: they were humble. They didn't seem too concerned about what other people thought of them. They were too busy thinking about other people. 

We often think humility means being down on ourselves. You know, the people who brush off compliments with self-effacing barbs. We think humility is the opposite of the guy at the gym who stares at his flexed muscles in the mirror. We know humility doesn't brag or name-drop, but we mistake being humble for becoming wallflowers. Humility doesn't insist we hide or make ourselves look small. Humble people aren't concerned with seeming less impor­tant. They just don't think about themselves much at all. 

God said humble people consider others more significant than themselves. Considering others means thinking about them, praying for them, doing the unlikely acts of love with no expectation of reciprocation. Considering others means taking all the time we obsess about how much people like us (or how much we wish they did) and thinking instead about who in our lives might need another friend just like us. 

God delights in humble people because they continue the work Jesus started in the world. Humble people pray for God to open their eyes to the pain of people around them. They give in secret without a second thought. They don't keep track of all of the good they've done. It's these kinds of humble people who dazzle God. (“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6)

What have you done out of humility in the past week? (Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬)