Humble – Daily Journal
James 4:6 ESV
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Psalm 25:9 ESV
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
James 4:10 ESV
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Luke 14:8-11 ESV
“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Micah 6:8 ESV
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Proverbs 16:18-19 ESV
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Being humble almost seems like the opposite of what we (humans) strive for. I think we all want to be heard or listened to in some way. How do we get heard? Many ways…maybe the obvious is to speak loudly or do things that gain attention. Being humble doe not always allow you to be heard. This goes against what we might strive for…
Being humble requires you to put off being heard and be OK with where you are at and what you are doing at the time.
Reading the passages it clearly mentions if you are humble you will be rewarded. This can be tricky to navigate. Expecting the reward is an intention that can be
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