Humility

Being a Christian requires humility and humbleness. This is the most difficult thing for me. I always am trying to one up someone or always trying to make sure everyone gives me credit for the good things I do.

Mark Driscoll did a sermon on this and I was watching his podcast on the way back from Camp KidJam today. Some of the things he said just hit home for me. I couldn't have watched it at a more perfect time.

He said, "Pride is the problem and humility is the answer," but that is one thing that is pretty difficult to achieve. He said it himself: " No one can make you humble. You have to humble yourself. None of us but the Lord Jesus can say that we are humble. All we can say is that we are pursuing humility by the grace of God."

We always are coming to Him with palms full of things that we have collected-things that we're proud of and we expect to be praised for our good doings, but what we are called to do is to kneel before the throne with empty hands ready to receive what the Lord has to offer. Instead of having such a desire to be praised, we need to praise.

I mean, when you think about it, God did things He did not have to do for US. He did these things because he LOVES us. Jesus was sent from heaven to earth which is a HUGE change. He went from worshiped to despised for us. Its not like He had to do this for us. Its that He is SO AMAZING to do it for us.

At the end of his talk, Mark gave 6 ways to work on this idea of humbling yourself before God and pursuing humility by the grace of God. I'm going to try and specifically focus on them for the next few months.

1. Be a humble learner. Accept those who teach. Don't close your mind to the knowledge that other people are willing to share with you.

2. Apologize. Acknowledge your sin and come to Jesus with it.

3. Humbly follow. He knows all and sees all. Open the word and submit to God's will for your life. Get direction and counsel.

4. Humbly depend on Him. Do not live your life independent of Jesus. He loves you, He knows you, and He cares. Let Jesus serve you.

5. Jesus humbly hears us. We should humbly pray to Him. Engage in constant communication with the Lord.

6. Jesus is humbly willing to be with us. We should humbly enjoy His presence and worship Him. In order for you to be more like Him, you need to be with him. Worship daily and freely in a way that is shameless and joyful.

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;

the whole earth is full of his glory.”

Our God is SO Good

There is something about actually getting up and being the hands and feet of Christ that is moving and beautiful.

This past week I had the AMAZING opportunity to serve with Camp KidJam for the 4th summer. Yes, it was kind of crazy and hectic, but Jesus revealed himself to so many kids (and even me). There was a moment on stage when I could do nothing else but lift my hands in worship. So many kids got to experience the same thing and I feel so blessed to be able to be apart of it.

"10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."

1 Peter 4:10-11

Because of Him, we are alive and free and because of that, we glorify Him in all ways possible, using the talents and gifts that He has blessed us with. Why WOULDN'T you want to glorify such an amazing God?

Thank you Jesus. Our God is SO good.