Posts Tagged ‘humility’
Punishment & Brokenness
I remember some of the punishments I received as a child. My parents did not “spare the rod” or “spoil their child”. I remember comparing my punishment to that of my other siblings. I remember being grounded. I remember having to do extra chores or work around the house. I never thought punishment at the…
Read MoreStiff Neck
There have been times when I awake in the morning and I’ve slept wrong and my neck is very stiff. It’s hard to turn my head side to side when I’ve feeling “stiff neck pain”. I have read many times in scripture where God refers to His people as “stiff necked” people. I came across…
Read MoreInternal Humility
Humility is a word that is understood as a person having a low or modest estimate of one’s own importance. I can act humble and not really be humble. I can really be humble and act with confidence. Sometimes confidence is confused with arrogance. Arrogant is the opposite of humble. Isaiah is speaking against the…
Read MoreConfession & Respect
These two words are not often used together. They are the kind of words that can stand on their own. I’m using them together for a specific reason that I’ll explain later. In reading the book of Proverbs, King Solomon writes the statements that often stand by themselves and are not related to one another.…
Read MorePretend
I remember playing “Cowboys & Indians” as a kid. I would pretend to be the Cowboy and my sister loved Indians, so she would play that part. This word Pretend is defined as: “speaking and acting so as to make something appear to be the case when in fact, it is not”. I believe that…
Read MoreHumility
This is a word that if you know you have it, you may have very well lost it. Humility means “a modest or low view of one’s own importance”. I believe that there are times when everyone feels a bit too confident in his or her own ability. I am learning every day more and…
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