A Smattering of Thought

I never really thought myself to be a prideful person, until I read the following at a conference this past weekend.   Yikes! Look over this long list and evaluate yourself.   Then, do not sit and wallow in your pride or ignore your pride; surrender and seek the Lord to become broken.  In the end, everything we do should be for His honor and glory, not our own. P roud people focus on the failures of others. Broken people are overwhelmed with a sense of their own spiritual need. Proud people have a critical, fault-finding spirit; they look at everyone else’s faults with a microscope but their own with a telescope. Broken people are compassionate; they forgive much because they know how much they have been forgiven. Proud people are self-righteous; they look down on others. Broken people esteem all others better than themselves. Proud people have an independent, self-sufficient spirit. Broken people have a dependent spirit; they recognize their need for ot...

A new day.    A fresh start.  A new day to start over. A day to strive and correct yesterday’s mistakes. A new day to realize you will never get it perfect, but rest in the One who is perfect. There are days when I can honestly begin with the mindset above.  But, there are other days when I day begins like this: A new day. A new day to mess up and disappoint. A new day to remind myself of the past and feel the dissatisfaction again. A new day to yell at someone. A new day to use words as knives intentionally and unintentionally. A new day to blame my mood, frustration, anger on " lack of sleep” or “stress” than recognize selfishness. A new day to elevate self and leave out God. A new day to strive to will it away, stay in bed, and pull the covers over my head. {sigh} One of these options is certainly better.  Which one do I choose more often?  My desire is for the former but more often, if I am honest with myself, it is ...