I really like your comment on forcing yourself to be humble and to be thankful.
I've seen people who humble themselves so much that they actually depict themselves as beneath others around them, and every time they speak, they are shouting "Praise the Lord, thank you Jesus!!" This is the extreme opposite of pride, greed and arrogance. And can, in fact, become a prideful thing...."look how humble I am..."
Humility has nothing to do with our actions, as true humility is from our heart. It has to do with our ability to release control of our lives to the path the God has before us. And that comes only through humbling ourselves before God. We cannot hear from Him when we have the attitude that we're in control.
I've always heard the saying, "God's my co-pilot." That thrilled me at first, but over time, I grew realized that I was in the wrong seat. He needed to be the pilot, NOT me. I needed to truly turn my life over to Him, and not me confer with Him when I was in a troubled point in time.
For years, I would try to change things, and make things right...to be God's Holy Ghost Jr., so to speak. But God was always telling me, "I made the universe, why don't you trust in Me to work things out for you!" Finally I heard him, and that was the point that I learned to humble myself before Almighty God, and know that He was the author and finisher of ALL things, and He would be my daily guide, comforter, healer, provider, and friend.
And you know what? God did change things. And the majority of the time, He changed ME!!! I learned to love people right where they were. I learned to face challenges with boldness and not buckle under what use to be intimidating circumstances. And I've learned that God is good all the time. His grace covers me, His power covers me, His Word covers me!!
I praise Him for what He's done in my life...and these changes came ONLY through the humbling of my self before Him, and thanking Him for all He has done and will do in my life!!
KBM, Fairbanks, LA
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