Status Updates From The Blessing of Humility: W...

“We need to deal with the sinful passions of our own hearts before we can deal with conflict of any kind with others.”

“If I am really His possession then does it matter how I am treated? Because that is His business.”

I appreciated the detail on meekness and how practically we can reflect the meekness of Christ toward others— a point I have found left out often in other teachings on humility.

Love the forward-looking perspective on persecution for us in the West; and the acknowledgement that we should always seek to respond with humility toward those ho hurt us.
“We gain a true perspective of our own suffering when we realize how much more our persecuted brothers and sisters are going through” (82).
➡️which is why I think missionary bios are key to trudging through despair and fear

*great to read alongside Killjoys

All of the blessings of humility flow from being poor in spirit. Really simple but profound explanation of the beatitudes. Wish I had read this sooner.

⭐️gonna be a top contender for best book of the year

MEEK
“Submission to God’s providence…refers to God’s sovereign rule over His entire creation, controlling, directing, and orchestrating all events and circumstances to accomplish His purposes” (29).

“It means we believe that God causes all events in our lives, whether good or bad as we judge them, to work together to conform us more…” (31).

“…a life of humility is not an option for a believer to chose or reject. It is a command of God” (3).

“To humble oneself…is to submit to and accept even adverse providential circumstances from God” (6).

POOR IN SPIRIT—to be presently and constantly aware of the corruption, impurity, and sin within oneself, but is not paralyzed by it and looks to the cross; doesn’t complain of adverse circumstances