Wow, it's been a long time coming, I have not penned my thoughts in months. Catching up on things in my life, I will give you a short list of areas God has shown me that I need to change. Beginning with the most recent; Pride, I realized last night as I was doing some homework for school that I look down on people whom "I Feel" are not as smart as me. This became apparent when I was reading another students response to a question and the spelling and grammatical errors they made were elementary. I thought to myself, "Why are they even taking college courses when they surely need elementary teaching?"
Course Joking is another area God is giving me lessons on. My wife and I were joking with each other and one of our children was the brunt of the jokes. The child took offense to the joking and got really angry and lashed out at me. The child also stated that we (my wife and I) made them feel like an outsider. That was really painful to hear, as the ones we love the most could be made to feel like they do not belong to the family that God has placed them in.
Humility and how to accept hospitality is a strange concept for me to enjoy. I have now been out of work for almost six months, and the disciples have been very grateful in helping to provide for the needs of my family. I often see that I have a hard time accepting this help because I am not humble enough to see where my family's needs really are. I was praying just two days ago and realized that when I do not let others help our family when we are in need, I am stopping them from their spiritual act of service.
James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
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