As I prepare to speak tomorrow about my trip to Egypt and my time in Hawaii, I realize how much I love to do this. To share what I've learned, what God has taught me and even talk about what I still have questions about.
You learn very quickly what you know and what you question when you get in front of a group of people. There are just so many things that I've leaned but so much of that I haven't grasped in my heart. Until it gets from the knowledge in my head to the belief in my heart I won't be able to effectively communicate those things. I don't just want to spout off some great things I've heard and been taught over the last year.
Wherever you are it's easy to get caught up in that culture. To know how to act and what to say to get by. But I'm not trying to get by anywhere. I'm trying to think and to decide for myself what I know as truth. I want to take the bible for what it says and not just the interpretation of the most persuasive guy out there.
I like things simple and when it comes to living this life the way God wants me to live it, I think it's pretty simple. Walk humbly, lay yourself aside, give generously, view the underprivileged as if they were Jesus himself, and seek Him with all your heart.
Yes there are a ton of other things that fall into that list but those to me are important. I think if we all began walking a little more humbly, many of our current frustrations and problems would be gone. I've prayed many many times to be humbled. I don't want pride to be apart of who I am. It still there a great deal, but because of simple prayers like that God has faithfully and gently molded me a little more like himself.
How I got here from where I started this post I'm not sure but here we are and there is your question. Where has pride crept into your life? You might be surprised at how many cracks it can get into.
Here are a few iPhone shots from the past month.
You learn very quickly what you know and what you question when you get in front of a group of people. There are just so many things that I've leaned but so much of that I haven't grasped in my heart. Until it gets from the knowledge in my head to the belief in my heart I won't be able to effectively communicate those things. I don't just want to spout off some great things I've heard and been taught over the last year.
Wherever you are it's easy to get caught up in that culture. To know how to act and what to say to get by. But I'm not trying to get by anywhere. I'm trying to think and to decide for myself what I know as truth. I want to take the bible for what it says and not just the interpretation of the most persuasive guy out there.
I like things simple and when it comes to living this life the way God wants me to live it, I think it's pretty simple. Walk humbly, lay yourself aside, give generously, view the underprivileged as if they were Jesus himself, and seek Him with all your heart.
Yes there are a ton of other things that fall into that list but those to me are important. I think if we all began walking a little more humbly, many of our current frustrations and problems would be gone. I've prayed many many times to be humbled. I don't want pride to be apart of who I am. It still there a great deal, but because of simple prayers like that God has faithfully and gently molded me a little more like himself.
How I got here from where I started this post I'm not sure but here we are and there is your question. Where has pride crept into your life? You might be surprised at how many cracks it can get into.
Here are a few iPhone shots from the past month.
