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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 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 28: Life Together

ride verses humility: Our world certainly celebrates pride. In Google’s definitions, pride is associated with achievements and awareness of competence and dignity. The Bible associates pride with conceit, with giving ourselves credit that should be given to God. Pride is associated with foolishness. This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice in it – somehow! Continue reading

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Humility Month Day 25: God’s Wrath and Having It Your Way

When we hear of God’s wrath, we usually think of ‘thunderbolts from heaven, and earthly cataclysms and flaming majesty’. A careful and humble reading of scripture can help us understand that God’s wrath is much quieter. He uses it to draw us back to him. Continue reading

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