Jeremiah 3:13

 

Only acknowledge your iniquity,

That you have transgressed against the Lord your God,

And have scattered your charms

To alien deities under every green tree,

And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.

Jeremiah 3:13 NKJV

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Please join me this week in praying for guidance. Let's ask our Father to show us our sin, to show us where we're at fault and how we can make things better in our everyday interactions with others. Let's also pray for softened hearts, discernment, and wisdom in all situations. Pray that God helps us become more Christlike so that nonbelievers will see us and respond by seeking Him.

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This is a test

 

Whenever our week of prayer here brings the focus inward, one of two things inevitably happens: either God uses that time to test my resolve, or Satan steps up the spiritual warfare. 

     I talked to a Pastor last weekend about that and asked him how do I know which is happening? He said to ask God. Why didn't I think of that?!

     So when this week ended up being one of those times, I took his advice. Yesterday I got down on my knees and asked God what was happening. First off, there's something about praying on your knees, or bowing, or laying in the prone position that seems to strengthen our prayer. I confess I hardly ever do any of those things (I talk to God in the car a lot), but I'm going to make it part of the daily prayer life now. I want to totally submit to Him, and to do that, my physical person needs to be in a position of submission as well as my heart and mind.

     As a result (I believe), God answered me right away. "This is a test." Well, I'm just the brown-noser, the push-up-my-glasses-nerd-type person at heart. If it's a test, then I want to get an A+. Anything less might as well be utter failure. My resolve strengthened, I faced my day with a renewed sense of trying hard to be Christlike in whatever situation God threw at me. 

     Honestly, if I'm being generous, I got a D- yesterday. Outwardly I behaved okay when faced with adversity, but inwardly I was angry and resentful and a little bit bitter. I talked about it with my husband and some friends. A Twitter friend said I was doing a good job (thank you, Elizabeth), but I didn't feel like I was. It made me feel depressed. Actually, I've felt depressed all week. So last evening, I did my best to do things for others, which helped me feel better. 

     Today is a new day, and I'm going to try-try-again. Has your week been any different since you've been praying for guidance, for God to show you your sin and/or where you're at fault?

     God loves us so much. The least we can do is try to do right by Him.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, 

so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

About the above photo:

Back in the day, this was a thing that randomly showed up on our TVs. There was a loud noise, this picture, and then the announcement, "This is a test." Or, "This has been a test of the emergency broadcast system. If there had been an actual emergency..." I can't believe I remember all of that from my childhood, but yet I can't seem to remember what day it is.

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Please join me this week in praying for guidance. Let's ask our Father to show us our sin, to show us where we're at fault and how we can make things better in our everyday interactions with others. Let's also pray for softened hearts, discernment, and wisdom in all situations. Pray that God helps us become more Christlike so that nonbelievers will see us and respond by seeking Him.

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Psalm 32:5

 

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Psalm 32:5 ESV

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Please join me this week in praying for guidance. Let's ask our Father to show us our sin, to show us where we're at fault and how we can make things better in our everyday interactions with others. Let's also pray for softened hearts, discernment, and wisdom in all situations. Pray that God helps us become more Christlike so that nonbelievers will see us and respond by seeking Him.

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Are we basically good?

 

I believe we get caught up in other people's worldviews even when it comes to Christianity. We start to go along with the latest trends even when they're perpetrated by non-believers and even when those trends/beliefs contradict the Bible.

     I know I've talked about this before, so I won't rehash the whole thing (I'll share links in the "You may also like" section below), but one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that people are basically good. Just because I didn't kill anybody, does not make me good. The Bible says, "as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;" (Romans 3:10 ESV). 

     It's my thinking that we take this concept and double down on it when it comes to ourselves. I'm definitely not speaking about everyone, and it seems to be a lot more prevalent in non-believers and there are a lot of people who go to the opposite extreme, so take some of these general statements with a grain of salt, and stick with me for a minute:

     What occurred to me was that some people just cannot see that what they do or say is "bad." For example, let's say "Don" is one of those people. He spends his workday cursing, yelling, pushing his weight around. Everything has to be his way or the highway. The thermostat is set to his liking. The office organization is based on how he works. If someone doesn't answer his call, he leaves threatening messages. 

     In his mind, he's just doing what needs to be done. If any of his employees take offense, he turns it back on them. There must be something wrong with them if they're cold. There must be something wrong with them if they can't understand his filing system. He even lets his clients know that there must be something wrong with them if they don't return his calls. 

     A lot of this type of behavior is because no one ever corrected him when he was growing up. No one told him it was wrong to be threatening. No one taught him how to work with others, to discuss matters, to compromise. So he has always lived under the assumption that he's good. He's right. He's behaving normally. 

     As sinful man, we need to be taught right from wrong. The major things, like killing, we all know are wrong, but the less obvious things like pride, selfishness, deceit, and betrayal need to be cleansed from our hearts also.

     I guess what I'm saying is that we need to own up to being sinful creatures; we are the descendants of Adam and Eve. The result of their sin still fills us today. We, as Christians, need to be in the word so that we know truth amid the lies the world would have us believe.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:8 ESV

You may also like:

- Show me my sin

- The hard truth

- Are you fooling yourself?

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Please join me this week in praying for guidance. Let's ask our Father to show us our sin, to show us where we're at fault and how we can make things better in our everyday interactions with others. Let's also pray for softened hearts, discernment, and wisdom in all situations. Pray that God helps us become more Christlike so that nonbelievers will see us and respond by seeking Him.

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A new lens

There are so many different ways to look at this idea of acknowledging our potential for sin, taking responsibility for our sin, shifting blame onto others, looking within -- I hardly know where to start.
     Looking at Mark 14:19 in this light (read yesterday's post if you missed it) really made me turn inward and think of various relationships. How many times have I assumed it was the other person's fault that we didn't get along? How many times have I assumed I was in the right and he/she was in the wrong? I've spoken many times about my problem with pride; it makes sense that I would assume the other person was wrong. Now that I'm working on humility, maybe I should revisit the relationship issues I'm having and see how those problems look when held up to the "Is it I?" lens.
     - There's the relationship with the bully client. Is there something I can do to eliminate some of his anxieties? Not that I believe the victim is the one who needs to make concessions, but in a situation like this where it's part of my job and I can't escape it (other than quitting), I need to find a way that we can work together.
     - There's the relationship with a prideful coworker. I quit fighting him a long time ago but recently we've had to work in closer proximity to each other and so those urges I have of correcting him came flooding back. It didn't go over well. Now our offices are nearly 20 feet apart so I can begin working on just letting go when he does things or says things that I believe are wrong.
     - Finally, there's my relationship with my spouse. Instead of blaming him for any problems we have, can I first look at myself and see if there's something I can do to make things better? I have tried in the past and it does make a difference.

     For me, I believe my intentions are good when I try to work on things like this, but then, for whatever reason, my attitude changes back to one of futility and so I give up. A lot of it is probably Satan. You know that whenever we try to become more Christlike, Satan gets all freaked out and interferes. His number one weapon is causing conflict in our relationships. Don't let him win. Fight the good fight. Look within. Pray for help and strength from our loving, caring Father. Ask God to show you if it's you who's at fault and what you can do to fix the situation. He answers us; we just need to ask the questions.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, 

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

James 4:6 ESV

Toward the scorners he is scornful, 

but to the humble he gives favor.

Proverbs 3:34 ESV

You may also like:
- Are you deceived?
- Why marriage isn't easy

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Please join me this week in praying for guidance. Let's ask our Father to show us our sin, to show us where we're at fault and how we can make things better in our everyday interactions with others. Let's also pray for softened hearts, discernment, and wisdom in all situations. Pray that God helps us become more Christlike so that nonbelievers will see us and respond by seeking Him.

I'll post daily reminders on:

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#7thHourPrayerPower #bibleverse #bible #sin #humilty #question #blame #betrayal #wisdom #guidance #prayer #decieved #deception 

Is it I?

 

Yesterday during our Women's Bible Study it seemed like God was giving me all of these great ideas to write and pray about this week. During the church service, God seemed to give me even more ideas. Usually, there's just one thing that He says, "this is it," so I was getting really confused until close to the end of the sermon.

     The Pastor read Mark 14:19, a verse I've read many, many times, and always questioned, how could each disciple think it possible that Jesus was talking about him?

 

18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” 

19 They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” 

Mark 14:18-19 ESV

     The Pastor said that the disciples were showing their humility. They knew that every man was/is capable of any transgression. It's our sinful nature. The disciples didn't put themselves above others. The Pastor asked, how likely would we be to question ourselves in a similar situation? Wouldn't we be more apt to point fingers at everyone else and assume it couldn't possibly be us?

     That's what stuck with me from yesterday. Every time I've read that passage over the years - that's the thing that didn't sit right with me. It didn't sit right because it's not how I would've reacted. I would have assumed it was anyone else but me. It sounds horrible to admit, but I'm being honest and transparent. What an eye-opener!

     So, what about you? How would you have responded to Jesus' announcement?

You may also like:

- Be patient with each other

- Serve with humility

- Pray for humility

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Please join me this week in praying for guidance. Let's ask our Father to show us our sin, to show us where we're at fault and how we can make things better in our everyday interactions with others. Let's also pray for softened hearts, discernment, and wisdom in all situations. Pray that God helps us become more Christlike so that nonbelievers will see us and respond by seeking Him.

I'll post daily reminders on:

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#7thHourPrayerPower #bibleverse #bible #sin #humilty #question #blame #betrayal #wisdom #guidance #prayer 

A journey

We attended a prayer meeting Sunday evening for a friend of ours who is about to have a bone marrow transplant. You've prayed for him with us in the past as "D.A." This has been a long and difficult journey for him, his wife, their children, and grandchildren yet you wouldn't know it in speaking with them. 

     He and his wife shared about the outpouring of love they've felt from God. They always focus on the positive, how God has used this illness to introduce them to people they never would have met otherwise, people who they've shared the gospel with. They are vivid image-bearers for the Lord, always praising Him, giving Him the glory. Their love, hope, and confidence in the Lord is so evident and so inspiring; I'm moved to tears every time I think about it. They are my examples of what it means to be Christlike and to be image-bearers.

     A.A. (D.A.'s wife) shared with us the Bible verse that they cling to through this journey, and it resonates with me, that this is a verse I need to meditate on. It shows where their hearts are, and where all of us, I believe, as Christians need to be in order to truly share Christ with the world:

But I do not account my life of any value 

nor as precious to myself, 

if only I may finish my course and the 

ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, 

to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20:24 ESV

Please pray for D.A. and A.A. throughout this procedure. 

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Please join me this week while we pray through scripture, meditate on scripture, filling our hearts and minds with love and gratitude. Pray that we find hope and peace in Jesus; that we focus on and do the will of our Father and that we live our lives emulating the characteristics of Christ so that others may seek Him.

 

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If you love Me

“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

John 14:15 NKJV

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Please join me this week in praying to be more like Jesus, being His image-bearers to the unbelievers of the world that they may see Him through us.

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Walk the walk

Being a Christian is so much more than just saying we believe. Once we are saved (Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved), we are making a commitment to live our lives differently. People should interact with us and be able to see something different that sets us apart from non-believers. They should see the characteristics of Christ in us: humility, loving-kindness, peace, patience, love, hope, a servant's heart, virtuous, obedient, giving, charitable, forgiving, compassionate. If they see that, they'll want to know our "secret," giving us the opportunity to share the gospel. All last week we learned how to 'talk the talk' so now it's time to focus on how we can 'walk the walk.' Pray about it. God answers all prayers. Just yesterday evening, He answered a prayer I prayed on the way home from work. I'll talk about that on Saturday or Sunday's post.
     As you all know, I'm constantly working on curbing my pride. When I was saved, I didn't change overnight, in fact, I don't think I changed my habits significantly at all. I rested in the love of Jesus, but I didn't necessarily reciprocate. It's been 40 years and I'm just now working everything out (I think. I hope). I really regret those "lost years" but there's nothing I can do about them so I just need to do what I can now, in this time and pray for guidance to keep moving forward in His will.

 For we are His workmanship, 

created in Christ Jesus for good works, 

which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:10 NKJV

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Please join me this week in praying to be more like Jesus, being His image-bearers to the unbelievers of the world that they may see Him through us.

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Perfection

Monday I said something about believing to be Christ-like meant trying to be perfect, which is an impossible task and is a set-up for failure but then I came across Matthew 5:48 (below) and had to go to the commentary to see what this meant.
     In case you're questioning this verse, also, it's saying that God needs for us to perfect in order to be with Him. He cannot accept an unrighteous being into His presence. However, He loves us and wants to be with us, and us with Him, so He arranged it so that that could happen. He sent His Son to be a mediator for us. Christ is perfect for us and He died for our sins so that we can have eternal life with the Father.
     The very least that I can do in return is to be as Christ-like as humanly possible. What I've been trying to do this week is to pray whenever a situation comes up that I would normally be very un-Christlike. I pray for patience, guidance, calmness, insight, humility...whatever I need to handle the situation with grace. It has worked really, really well.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:48 NKJV

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Please join me this week in praying to be more like Jesus, being His image-bearers to the unbelievers of the world that they may see Him through us.

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Rest for your soul

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, 

for I am gentle and lowly in heart, 

and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 11:29 ESV

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Please join me this week in praying to be more like Jesus, being His image-bearers to the unbelievers of the world that they may see Him through us.

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Humility like Christ

Back in the day when Pastors would say that we need to be Christ-like, I jumped to the conclusion that they were telling us to be perfect (which is impossible, in my mind) and whenever I tried to be perfect, I failed miserably (of course). But now I'm seeing it a little differently. To me, it's more of a heart thing, and/or attitude. To be Christ-like is maybe more about how we handle situations and treat others. As it says in John 13:15: "For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." From the verses below, I see Jesus' characteristic of humility, so today I'll strive to be more humble. What characteristic(s) of Jesus do you see that you incorporate into your life?

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

John 13:13-17 NKJV

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Please join me this week in praying to be more like Jesus, being His image-bearers to the unbelievers of the world that they may see Him through us.

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Jesus washed their feet

I can't even imagine our Lord and Savior kneeling on the floor washing my feet. The disciples must have been completely humbled by His actions. I know it humbles me. If Jesus can do this, I should be able to do anything and everything He calls me to do. There is no task beneath me.

So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, 

“Do you know what I have done to you? 

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 

If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, 

you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

John 13:12-14

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This week we are praying for a servant's heart. I'll personally be asking God to quash my pride and fill me with the desire and opportunity to serve others. (Like I wrote previously if you pray for this be prepared for God to give you someone fairly quickly).

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God loves a humble servant

Words aren't coming to me this week which is why I'm only posting the Bible Verses, but it just hit me that this is why. How we serve Christ and others is a personal matter between us, individually, and Him. We put ourselves last, serving all of those before us. In doing this, we can be among the first within the Kingdom of Heaven. It's a complicated lesson, to me at least, but the part about what we're doing here on Earth is very clear.

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 

“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Mark 9:35 NIV

I guess God gave me some words to write after all. :D

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This week we are praying for a servant's heart. I'll personally be asking God to quash my pride and fill me with the desire and opportunity to serve others. (Like I wrote previously if you pray for this be prepared for God to give you someone fairly quickly).

I'll post daily reminders on:

twitter @7DegreesOfMe

Instagram @archadia27

Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

What are you wearing today?

I made this pic, lol.
The idea being put a reminder next to your jacket
that you can read before heading out each morning.

We read and prayed on 1 Peter 5:5 earlier this week: "...Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another..." 1 Peter 5:5
     And then, finding today's bible verse I thought of "put on" as "wearing" like clothing, which reminded me of God's message to "put on the whole armor of God" Ephesians 6:11 (As a reminder, read Ephesians 6:11-18).
     What if we did that each morning? What if, before we walked out the door, we envisioned putting on all of these articles to prepare ourselves for going out into the world?
     We would not only be prepared for spiritual battle but we would be the image-bearers that God intended us to be.

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, 

holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, 

kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

Colossians 3:12 ESV

So, each day, remember to put on:

• humility
• compassionate heart
• kindness
• meekness
• patience
• belt of truth
• breastplate of righteousness
• shoes of readiness
• shield of faith
• helmet of salvation
• sword of the Spirit

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Please join me this week in praying for humility, either for yourself or someone you know. If you don't know anyone who needs a dose of humility, then I humbly ask that you pray this for me.
I'll post daily reminders on:
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Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

Shedding pride

While looking for images to use this week, I came across this beautiful lion. Staring at it in the context of pride, I imagined a creature so very proud and one who is probably accustomed to getting whatever he wants. I feel he's angry or hurt maybe because of the pain on his face but his posture looks relaxed like maybe he's conflicted. There are gold marks radiating from his head and so I imagined his mighty roar being so strong that it caused some of his fur to fly out. Maybe that all sounds crazy, but I like to share all of it with you, the crazy and the sane. Anyway, horoscope-wise, I'm a Leo, a very proud lion(ess) who's always having to deal with pride and sometimes having to be reminded to let go of it. I may roar loudly as I work on this, fighting it till the end but eventually shed it all (until the next time).
     I used to be so full of myself that even after God took me down a few notches I still fought the idea that He wanted me to obey certain people in my life, and that He wanted me to be a servant, doing whatever tasks He called me to do no matter how seemingly petty.
     Then I met a woman a few years ago at my previous church and we were talking about obedience or something along those lines. I was being my normal prideful self saying something to the effect that I don't take orders from anybody (hopefully I didn't say that exactly) and she said she was proud to be a servant; that she felt honored to be called to serve God in this capacity.
     That simple response fixed a lifetime of battles and miseries for me. That's when it finally sunk in. I had spent my whole life fighting to be in control, thinking I was somehow born to be something or someone "special" (are you hating me yet?) when in fact I had spent my entire life saying "no" to God. Wow! I am so embarrassed about the old me.
     Needless to say, I still have prideful moments, but I'm more aware of them now and correct myself when I stray in that direction. I want to obey, to serve, which in turn brings honor to God. Non-Christians watch us, you know. We need to be on our game as much as possible, showing what an image-bearer of Christ looks like and acts like. We need to show them the peace and light that we carry within each of us.

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

Philippians 2:3-11 ESV
 (The picture I used on Monday would have been perfect to go with this Bible verse)

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Please join me this week in praying for humility, either for yourself or someone you know. If you don't know anyone who needs a dose of humility, then I humbly ask that you pray this for me.
I'll post daily reminders on:
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Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

We are one

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you 

not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, 

but to think with sober judgment, 

each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

Romans 12:3 ESV
Verse 4 and 5 go on to say...

For as in one body we have many members, 

and the members do not all have the same function, 

so we, though many, are one body in Christ, 

and individually members one of another.

One of the great things about the church we attend is the number of people who volunteer to serve. We each use our spiritual gifts as we minister to each other, to the community, and beyond. Although we are all individuals with different backgrounds and talents, we can work together and serve Christ in larger capacities than we could each do on our own. It's okay and necessary to be part of the greater good. We can accomplish a lot more together than we can alone. The goal is to bring glory to God.

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Please join me this week in praying for humility, either for yourself or someone you know. If you don't know anyone who needs a dose of humility, then I humbly ask that you pray this for me.
I'll post daily reminders on:
twitter @7DegreesOfMe
Instagram @archadia27
Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

A reward

Not that we should be humble in order to receive rewards/blessings, but God says that this is what the humble will receive.

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 22:4 ESV

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Please join me this week in praying for humility, either for yourself or someone you know. If you don't know anyone who needs a dose of humility, then I humbly ask that you pray this for me.
I'll post daily reminders on:
twitter @7DegreesOfMe
Instagram @archadia27
Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

Be humbled

This is what I was saying before. God has a way of humbling me when I get too full of myself. I'm always grateful.*

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, 

and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 14:11 ESV

*Okay, if I'm being honest, I have to say that the gratefulness comes a day or two after. It's not immediate. That's about how long it takes me to lick my wounds and see God's hand at work. God is our Father. He corrects His children as needed. He is sovereign. God is good, all the time!

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Please join me this week in praying for humility, either for yourself or someone you know. If you don't know anyone who needs a dose of humility, then I humbly ask that you pray this for me.
I'll post daily reminders on:
twitter @7DegreesOfMe
Instagram @archadia27
Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

Clothe yourselves with humility

We don't like to get called out, do we? It hurts our pride. It's like falling down in front of a group of people and no matter how they react, our pride is bruised more than our body.
     There have been several times I've gone to the Pastor to talk about something that's bothering me and he'll ask "Isn't that just pride?" My first reaction and immediate response are "No!," because for it to be pride means that it's on me and it's my attitude that needs to change. It means that I can't blame anyone else and that no excuse in the world is going to come off sounding like anything but a lame defense of my pride. I do try to argue it though because pride won't initially allow me to relent and accept defeat.
     Eventually, I accept what he's said and realize that he's right (as usual). Once I relent, I feel lighter. I don't even realize how much it weighs me down until I let it go. Let go of pride and try strapping on humility instead. It will change everything.

...Clothe yourselves, all of you, 

with humility toward one another, for 

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5b ESV

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Please join me this week in praying for humility, either for yourself or someone you know. If you don't know anyone who needs a dose of humility, then I humbly ask that you pray this for me.
I'll post daily reminders on:
twitter @7DegreesOfMe
Instagram @archadia27
Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power