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Humility Month Day 35: Getting Close to God
Double-mindedness: to want God’s favor and everything the worldly culture offers – especially power, influence, and wealth. Divided loyalties lead to divided hearts and divided churches. It leads to sin. But God has more grace than we have sin. And he shows us a better way: the way of humility. Continue reading
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Humility Month Day 34: No Favoritism
Favoritism – making distinctions and showing partiality – is back in fashion (as if it ever went out). Cultural commentators call it “tribalism,” We divide ourselves by status, age, politics, gender, ethnicity, education, etc. It shows up and brings divisions within God’s church. But God desires his children to be a loving family: the salt of the earth, a light shining in the darkness of our culture. Continue reading
Humility Month Day 33: The Right Things to Think On Deeply
How would your world be different if you trained your mind to look at the best? How would your heart be different if, every time you felt a little anxiety, you named it and prayed about it with thanksgiving? This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Continue reading
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Humility Month Day 32: The Best Example of Humility
One of the hardest things for any Christian is to be consistent in following the example of Jesus. As GK Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” But there is much to be gained from the trying. Continue reading
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Humility Month Day 31: We’ve Been Shown a More Excellent Way
Love is love – except that it’s not. The Bible uses many words for love. Certainly, the most excellent of them is agape. It’s the word for God’s type of love. It’s more familiar and faithful than friendship. It’s more passionate that erotic love. It’s more tender and lasting than parental love. It’s more sacrificial and dedicated than love between a husband and wife. It is the love all the other forms of love would aspire to. Continue reading
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