Jesus is the picture of humility

Jesus lived a humble life. He never promoted Himself, even though He was the Savior of the whole world. He asked those He healed to not even give Him credit for it. He was low-key in everything He did. But the most astounding act of humility was at His birth and at His death.

Consider the Son of God leaving the glory of heaven. The massive transition is really unthinkable. And yet, this wonderful Son of God chose to not even be born in a house. He could have. Even if He didn’t choose to be born in a palace, at least He could have been born in a house. His first appearance on earth as the Son of Man was in a stable.

And then He died a humiliating death. There was no honor given to Him in death at all. He was crucified next to thieves. He was even buried in a borrowed gave.

This humility is greater than anything we’ve seen before or since. Yes, you may point to humble people that you know of, but none of them left the greatness of the presence of God as Jesus did. And He his whole life was to show us how to to do it. We may not be able to live as perfectly as Jesus did, but we have the perfect model to live by.

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Humility keeps your heart soft.

Pride is a very dangerous attitude. We think we’re right. We know we’re right. We hate it when other’s don’t see it. Pride makes it hard to admit error. It makes it hard to admit that someone else may be right. Every time we refuse to let someone else win, a hard layer covers our heart like shellac. Time after time when our pride gets in the way of kindness or generosity, another layer goes down. Soon, we have a thick shell that nothing can get through.

Humility keeps our heart soft and pliable. Humility allows us to admit when we’re wrong. It celebrates others’ victories and reaches out in love. Humility not only does not cover our heart with hardness, it opens us to the deep things of God that we can’t learn any other way. There are lessons from heaven that only the humble heart will be able to hear.

If you know that your heart is hard, ask God to forgive you. Confess your pride and ask Jesus to take it from you. Ask Him to give you a humble, pliable heart that will respond to His voice. It’s never too late for humility.

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You are a royal son or daughter.

A healthy self-esteem is important to have . If you were never told how wonderful you are growing up, then you probably have a poor self-esteem. You may expect less of yourself and for yourself. You may not value the blessings of God if you don’t think you deserve them.  That would be a huge mistake.

So just consider how valuable the son or daughter of a king is. Now consider that the king is the King of Kings. His sons and daughters are His greatest delight. This isn’t just an exercise in self-esteem, this is the real deal. You actually are God’s greatest delight. You are His highest joy.

Do not allow the enemy to tell you anything different. You deserve the greatest blessings because your Father delights to give them to you. You don’t have to earn them, just receive them. It’s even OK to ask for more. Your Father loves you so much, He’s happy to bless you with more.

Don’t move on until you fully grasp how much God loves you and dotes on you. You have to know who you are–a royal heir, a much beloved son or daughter of God. That makes you pretty special.

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Let the beauty of God shine through you.

Just as you are light and salt to the world, you release the beauty of God where ever you go. Sometimes that’s hard to do. Sometimes the environment that you live or work in is hard. There may be nothing beautiful or Godly in anything around you. It’s got to come from you, baby.

How do you thrive in a harsh environment? You be prepared before you go in. You spend time with Jesus. You let His sweet nature fill you and give you the grace that you need. You enjoy His presence and praise His goodness. Just focusing your attention and loving on Him will fill you with everything you need for the day ahead. You’ll carry in your own sunlight and water.

You will show off the goodness of God to a place in desperate need of having it. Don’t allow yourself to be subdued by the enemy. Shine bright in your confidence in the One who loves you. Everyone needs His love, they just don’t understand how to get it. When you show Him off, you make Him attractive to others.

When you put your trust in God, He will bless you and protect you no matter where you are.

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You will harvest tomorrow what you sow today.

Harvesting the fruits of our labor is much the same in the spirit as it is in the natural. You have to put in effort for the reward. Sometimes God will jump a season and go straight to the blessings of harvest, but most of the time, we have a responsibility to do our part.

For instance, tithing now will allow God to bless your finances down the road. Your generosity now will open up blessing later. Time spent in praise and worship now will arm you for warfare when you need it. Reading the word will plant it in your heart for the times when you need to use it.

The seeding and reaping is all about growth and maturity. Putting forth the effort to grow spiritually and act as we’re called to act matures us and allows God to bless us. The more we grow, the more we can seed, the greater the blessings.

If things seem silent and barren, look back to see how much work you put into seeding for harvest. When you neglect the things of God, you’ll have nothing to show for it when you expect it. The blessings your enjoy now is the harvest for your generosity and obedience.

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