In my humble opinion

Had a wonderful study with my Tuesday PM group tonight. The subject of humility came up and we were talking through some scenarios and what it meant to be humble. Loved talking it through with you guys! The study is by Angela Thomas, called "Brave". Great quote from tonight's lesson:

Humility is a grateful and spontaneous awareness that life is a gift, and it is manifested as an ungrudging and unhypocritical acknowledgment of absolute dependence upon God.

In my humble opinion,

I cannot be humble

My heart is too prideful

My life is too “me.”

In my humble opinion

There is no humility

When all I think about

Is all about me

Born as a baby,

In a humble beginning.

Loving beyond measure,

He chose to be The Savior.

God “stooped” down

to offer a new beginning

A humble plan of sacrifice

when all the world hated.

A cross was lifted

Hands and feet pierced

The quest of forgiveness

Only God could give.

My heart is open

My will surrendered

I am healed and humbled,

Totally forgiven.

James 4:10:
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Isaiah 53:4-5:
Surely He took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered Him stricken by God,
smitten by Him, and afflicted.
But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His wounds we are healed.

Thank you for allowing me to speak my heart . . . . Debi

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