The story is told of Teddy Roosevelt entertaining guests at his Sagamore Hill estate on Long Island. After a late dinner, he invited his guests outside to walk beneath the brilliant nighttime sky. After a silent, reverent stroll, Roosevelt said: "I guess we've been humbled enough now. Let's go inside."Click the graphic for the Podcast or listen online @ BranchChurch.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. --C.S. Lewis.
Get Planted
Luke 18:9-14 Message - He told his next story to some who were complacently pleased with themselves over their moral performance and looked down their noses at the common people: "Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax man. The Pharisee posed and prayed like this: 'Oh, God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, crooks, adulterers, or, heaven forbid, like this tax man. I fast twice a week and tithe on all my income.' "Meanwhile the tax man, slumped in the shadows, his face in his hands, not daring to look up, said, 'God, give mercy. Forgive me, a sinner.' Jesus commented, "This tax man, not the other, went home made right with God. If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face, but if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself."
Grow Strong
1 Peter 5:6-9 - Taking the care leads to discouragement and disappointment.
Romans 5:1-5 - Hope anticipates (with pleasure) and expects good in the midst of trials.
Philippians 4:19
Matthew 6:25-33
Branch Out
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 - This is the will of God for you!
0 comments:
Post a Comment