December 17, 2009

• Re: Humility

  In regard to my desire to live in humility in 2010:  I am feeling inspired by a desire to leave my spiritual resume behind.  I confess that one of the prideful fears I had when we started attending a new church was the fear of not being known - not being known for my gifts and the experiences I've had in serving God.  I started feeling really weighed down by the responsibility I felt of getting back to where I once was in serving -- teaching, discipling, mentoring, etc.  But something God has impressed on me is the realization that I cannot teach if I cannot learn.  There's so much I have to learn!  And it's okay, and even great, for me to start fresh.  I can throw aside the burden of playing an "expert" (whoever said I was an expert in all things spiritual, anyway?) and of doing everything the same as before.  This realization makes me feel very free -- I am being released to seek ways to serve God in different capacities in sharing His heart with others, and as I try these new ways, I can be a humble learner.  Lord, make me teachable, make me humble, make me your servant.  

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