James 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Humble – lower in dignity or importance. Not looking at ourselves and thinking we are any better than someone else, but loving them and treating them the way we would want to be treated.
It’s easy to get carried away with ourselves sometimes. Especially when we begin looking at our wealth, position, title and the things we have built up for ourselves over time.
Looking at these things can sometimes be the culprit, causing us to think and act proudly.
One day while talking to a businessman, he asked what we did. We shared about the ministry work, and other things we do alongside it. We told him we don’t have a lot of material things or a lot of extra money. However, we have everything we need and we love what we do every day.
We get up in the mornings with excitement, ready to face a brand-new day. We look forward with anticipation toward the things God will do with us and through us. And many times we find ourselves singing throughout the day as we do our work.
Much to our surprise, the man we were talking to said, “that is success! It takes people working most of their lives to get there, and some never make it. But you are living it. You are living the dream, because you love what you are doing every day.”
Praise be to God! We had no idea. We weren’t ever searching for it. It just showed up as we gave God our days and truly wanted what He wanted for us. And we wouldn’t change it for all the wealth or material things of this World!
God is good! As we humble ourselves and follow Him, He will lift us up and we won’t give it much thought because success for us is not in the material things we have, but walking in the things God has for us to do, while focusing on staying close to Him.
In all things, remain humble.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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