Good
gravy I have had this Timbits box for wwwwaaaayyyyyy too long! The truth is that November and December were
just crazy and then I had to travel for work…
it’s about time I write…
I
think about this verse all the time.
Proverbs
16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
I
learned it like this “pride comes before the fall”
I
love the message version
First
pride, then the crash—
the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.
the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.
Often
people think about people who are prideful as someone who is kind of stuck up
or thinks highly of themselves. But sometimes
pride masks itself in what people think is humble but people who say bad things
about themselves hoping that people will combat the negative. I lived in that spot for a long time, I didn’t
recognize the gifts that God had given me as just that, I looked at everyone
else and tried to validate myself.
And
let me tell you, it happened. I fell and
I fell really hard. I came to a place
where only God could rebuild me. And
even though it hurt like heck to come to that place, I’m thankful that I fell
and God was there to pick me up.
As
He repaired my heart, He used the fruit of the spirit to tell me who I am, in
Him, and to help me to carry out His will for my life.
Gal
5:22-24 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things
there is no law. 24 Those
who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires.
I
really learned during this time as I studied the Fruit of the Spirit (and
continue to study it) how its really not about me, but about sharing God’s love
and doing what He wants me to do. I can't help but be thankful for this fall because I became more dependent on Him.
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John 3:19-22 19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth
and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is
greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts
do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him
anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
