Life before 2008 16 Aug 2006 07:10 pm
Are you pondering what I’m pondering Pinky?
Driving to Knoxville to see my friend Cathy in Fl, to eat totally yummy food at The Tomato Head, and sit and chat in Fort Kid, the thought came to me….
Maybe being a good christian (follower of Christ) is like being pretty. The minute you start thinking you are, you’re not.
Pride, setting ourselves apart or above others…they kind of get in the way of beauty serving and following. Ya know what I mean?
on 16 Aug 2006 at 10:30 pm 1.Joel said …
A wise pastor of mine once said that the moment you realize you have humility you lose it. Kinda sounds like the same principle.
I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?
I couldn’t resist. More PatB quotes
on 17 Aug 2006 at 10:39 am 2.Amy said …
there is a great ministry site called Revive Our Hearts … Nancy Leigh DeMoss is the main teacher involved with that organization. I found a bookmark to download about a year ago that spoke to me … I really never thought about pride in terms what the opposite would be … she define the differences in Proud People and Broken People. One line item that really spoke to me was that Proud People are concerned with being respectable, with what others think; work to protect their own image and reputation … Broken people are concerned with being real; what matters to them is not what othes think but what God knows; are willing to die to their own reputation …
The whole list is telling, but it reall speaks to the heart of how we view ourselves and the energy we put into creating an image which we allow others to see. When pride creeps in and we begin to think too highly of ourselves, we see less and less our need for God’s grace and mercy. Thanks for taking us on this journey the past few days!
on 17 Aug 2006 at 1:04 pm 3.Tia said …
Amy that sounds really interesting. Do you have a link? I’d love to take a look at what it says.