January 13, 2017
Sometimes when I’m at work I get a little boastful. It’s not
easy going from hospital to hospital, continually adapting and proving yourself
to other people. Maybe I get a little boastful when I talk about how awesome
and smart my husband is. Sometimes I get a little prideful when I think of my
family and what they have over come. Not to mention how quickly my pride sets
in when I have proven someone wrong, when someone has finally listened and
realized I was right all along.
Pride can be such a tricky thing. People say you have to
exude confidence. They say you need to let people know how great you are. They
say you must prove yourself. But do we really? Is that really what we should be
like? I think we need to work on being humble. A prideful heart can lead to
large egos. Large egos tend to push people out of the way. It makes you forget
what you were and where you came from. When your heart is full of pride does it
even have room for God?
Maybe you forget that you are nothing without God. Maybe you
forget that God provided the way for you. God paved the way for you. In fact,
God did it all and you were just along for the ride. You might say, but I did
___, but I got that promotion, but I, but I, but I! You didn’t do anything. Let
it sink in. You didn’t do anything. Everything you are and everything you will
be is because of God. All good and perfect things come from the Lord.
Just take a quick peak at 2:Timothy
3. Those first few verses really paint things pretty clearly so much so
that it says have nothing to do with such people. I think most people would say
that a lot from those verses describes our culture pretty well. How much of
that culture has crept into your life? How many words on that list do you have
a tendency to do or be? Boastful…Proud…lovers of money…lovers of themselves…unforgiving…without
self control…conceited. So many things that can slip into your life so easily,
but can become so devastating. So many
things that can change your heart and your mind. You have to stay alert. You
have to stay on guard. Don’t let the ways of this world penetrate who you are
called to be in life and in Christ.
If you really feel the need to boast in anything maybe you
should boast in God. In what He has done for you, in all the ways He has
carried you. You need to humble yourself before the Lord. Let His ways lead
you, let His words penetrate your heart, let everything that you do be done for
the Lord, let God be the commander of your life. Don’t try to be your own guide
and rely on God only in the hard times. He wants all of you, all the time.
Don’t trick yourself into thinking that you can take on your
situation. Don’t trick yourself into thinking you can handle the world. You can’t.
You were never created to do life alone. You were created in God’s image. He
wants to be your companion. He wants to walk alongside you in life, no matter
how crazy it gets. He wants to do great things in and through you, but He can’t
if your pride gets in the way. He can’t if you don’t give Him any room to work.
Let go of your selfish ways. Let go of your pride. Let go of
your control. Only one person can truly be the captain of the ship. Stop trying
to take over the wheel. Stop trying to take credit for the work God has done in
your life. Start thanking Him for what He has done. Start giving Him the praise
that He deserves. Start letting Him work on your heart from the inside out. Let
him reign control in your life and stop thinking that you have it all under
control. You don’t…You never did. Sometimes you have a little trouble seeing
that He was and will always be in control. Accept it, embrace it and be
thankful for what He has planned, but don’t get in His way!
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