While thinking about humility, I was considering false
humility and pride as being in the ditch or gutter on either side of true
humility. As I contemplated what real
humility looks like, I felt like God told me that we have little understanding
of what real humility looks like. He
indicated that even our dictionary definitions of many concepts are not exactly
how He sees them.
Sometime ago I was before the Lord and declaring God You are
always patient, You are always good, You are always kind, etc. As a I said You
are always kind, I began to think of some situations in which Jesus' actions
would not fit my definition of kind. For
example, when He drove the money changers out of the temple, the things He said
to the Scribes and Pharisees, or letting the rich young ruler just walk
away. I heard the Lord say, "you
don't understand My kindness."
I think there are many words and concepts that we have a
little distorted because of running them through our own grids of understanding
or because of how they have been traditionally defined.
Do I have answers yet?
No. But I am in search of God's
heart and an understanding of how He defines these terms and many others.
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