I visited "Amy's Humble Musings" this morning and loved what she said in this post. Such a good reminder for a Friday morning! Thank you Amy!'Humility is the ability to see yourself in proper relation to your Creator. It’s not about thinking less about oneself as much as it is seeing God for who He really is. But that’s just it—our tendency is that it’s all about us, not God. Any holiness, goodness, reason for boasting on our part is all due to His holiness and what He has done on our behalf. We have nothing if He is not everything. He is great and we are small.
Tons of people want to do “great things for God.” Instead, we ought to do small things for God, everyday, right now, not tomorrow. He has already given us instructions: love God and our neighbor, act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. In the smallness, there is greatness. In the ordinary, there is extraordinary. Paul Tripp once wrote, “Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God’s working through you, but your delusions of strength.”
That’s why I often say that our daily work is an offering to God. We need meaning in order to push the pile of rocks back and forth. (The rocks would be a laundry reference.) When we find meaning and joy in our daily tasks, remember that it is daily grace that we depend on, not a strong personality. I know this because I have a strong personality, and it does run out.'
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