Blessings In The Battles

I love to read a good book. I can really get wrapped up in a well written fictional crime story but I've never been one of those people who reads the last page first because they want to know how the story ends.  When it comes to life on the other hand, I am so thankful to know that God has already foretold the ending.  I am okay with this spoiler alert : He's never lost a battle and He never will. Today’s battle is recorded in Judges Chapter 7-Chapter 8:8 where the Israelites were promised victory when they attempted to defeat the Midianites in the Moreh Valley.  In these 2 chapters God didn’t just promise them the blessing of a victory once or twice.  He promised it 7 times in these 2 chapters (7:7,9,14,15; 8:3,7,8). This promise of victory from God doesn’t mean that the Israelites, or we, will win every competition or be successful at every turn. Sometimes to our flesh that becomes frustrating. We don’t understand if we’re promised victory, why haven’...

For all my life, I have misunderstood what true humility looks like.  Humility is almost universally taught as the being self-effacing and making yourself lower than others.   True humility is about finding the proper balance between arrogance and self-effacement. The goal of Humility practice is to find the proper balance between your needs and the needs of others. Too Little Humility:  Arrogance Too Much Humility:  Self effacement/doormat-like behavior Spectrum of Humility Mantra No more than my space, no less than my place.” –  Alan Morinis,   Everyday Holiness  Action If you tend towards too little Humility,  speak out less and focus on listening. If you tend towards too much Humility,  speak out more and let your voice be heard . You don’t need to do anything dramatic – just take a small step outside of your comfort zone.