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by admitting that you are a sinner worthy of eternal damnation in desperate need of God's grace.
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Lol not you.,,if you said anything I don't even remember.. I'm talking about someone else.I thought you forgave me already......my posts werent that bad
And have you tried one of those fidgit spinner.....Ive been amazed at how long i go without thinking while looking at it spin.....
That's one of the ways you draw close to God ... And I just wonder how you do that.
Putting your problems at the foot of His Throne and leaving them there will humble you.I don't think we do. I think God has to do it. I think it is impossible to humble yourself. I know the Bible says to humble yourself, but I don't know if it means you are to do it on your own, or if humbling yourself is actually asking God to do it for you.
At least, I can not do it myself, but God can humble me.
The preceding verses of James 4:10 talk about drawing nigh to Christ and submitting to Him, and be afflicted- to mourn. So maybe this is the way to humble ourselves.
That's one of the ways you draw close to God ... And I just wonder how you do that.
I think humilty is one of those things we do have control over because we must find it in our own hearts. We must find in ourselves that we don't have all the answers or sometimes aren't even looking at the right question.No man (or woman) truly humbles himself by himself. It is a work of God in a person. Even the desire to be humble before Him, is a desire God must impart to us. Left to ourselves, we seek ourselves. All human beings are, at bottom, notoriously and incorrigibly self-centered and prideful. We learn how to disguise this fact behind religious piety, and excuses, and redescribing our selfishness and pride. Paul the apostle, though, put it very simply and directly:
Romans 8:7
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
Romans 7:18
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.
Jesus was equally frank about the fundamental corruptness of the human heart:
Mark 7:20-23
20 And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man."
Like begets like. Cats beget cats; dogs beget dogs; we beget more of ourselves. Only God, then, can produce godliness (of which humility is a vital part) in us. So, if you desire to be humble before God, recognize that He has given you that desire and thank Him for doing so. But if your desire for humility is going to bear fruit in reality, then you must ask God to go farther and make you truly humble. He's the only One who can change your heart and bring it low before Him. And as God gives you the grace to bend your knee to Him, do so - one small moment of humility at a time.
Selah.
We are beings that were created with a need for unconditional all accepting love. The problem is that none of us can give this kind of love that we so desperately need because all of our love is conditional in some way. The only one who could give this love we need is the Messiah.I have a person I need to forgive.
That's one of the ways you draw close to God ... And I just wonder how you do that.
I think humilty is one of those things we do have control over because we must find it in our own hearts.
The more one looks at self, the more one see's the problems with self.
Wonderful post. All very true.I think that you are looking for practical ways to humble yourself, so I will offer this.
Keep in mind that humbling yourself before God is to repent of your own pride and ego, and give complete dominion of your life over to Him. In order to do that, you need to be aware of the ways that you are blocking God from doing that. This is done through confession. The main reason we confess is not to inform God of our deeds and attitudes - He already knows. The reason is that by confessing, we take responsibility for the fact that we have willfully turned away from His will. When we have spoken the sins, one by one, we are fully able to take that responsibility, and then repent.
With that in mind, here's a suggestion for you.
Start praying, and ask God to empty you of yourself. Read Psalm 51.10-12 and ask for a clean heart. Then ask the Holy Spirit to help you identify the sins that are keeping you at a distance from God. Here are some prompts:
Are you seeking your own feelings or the opinions of others over the will of God?
Are you neglecting to be thankful and give Him praise because of your own emotions?
Have you made Him your spiritual Santa Claus expecting Him to deliver the gifts you want?
Have you thought that you have better solutions than He?
Are you thinking of Him as an angry parent rather than the God of all?
Have you neglected seeking His will for your life?
Have you neglected His love letter to you - the Bible - because they are just words?
Have you allowed your own desires to overshadow His will for you?
Clearly, I've chosen these particular things from the posts I've read from you. But these are all things to lay down at the foot of the cross so you can ask for forgiveness. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how you've shut God out, by word, deed or attitude. If it's helpful, write a list. We tend to sin in the same ways over and over, and for visual people like me, it's good to have the list to refer back to.
The purpose of listing and confessing your sins is not about making you feel bad. The purpose is to identify clearly where your thinking is out of sync with God. This is why God requires confession. When you have completed your list, ask the Holy Spirit to continue to identify these sins, and as soon as you think of it, confess.
Once you've confessed, release it all to God. Ask Him to cleanse you of it and He will. Ask Him for help with your emotions, to give you the peace that surpasses understanding. Thank Him for His wonderful grace, and ask Him to help you to catch yourself before you return to old habits so that your repentance is ongoing.
Now that you have confessed everything you can, it's time to ask God to replace all the muck that He removed from you and replace it with Himself. Tell Him that His opinion is the only one that matters, and that you pledge to follow His will as best you can. Tell Him that your desire now is for Him. Everything else is a distant second. Ask for His counsel on how you should live, what you should do, and whom you should serve. If you have asked like a small child, with no reservations, then He will lead you.
Something amazing might happen right away, or it could take time. This is an on-going process as you draw closer to God. Never say it didn't "work", because you don't know, and don't allow how you feel to guide you. Instead, be lead by faith in the One who loves you enough to send His son to die for you so that you could come to Him.
To humble yourself before the Lord is to actively choose to release all selfishness, self will, self absorption...all SELF, and replace it with God. It's to recognize your need for Him, and that you are nothing without Him. It's to place yourself in the arms of Jesus and choose to stay there.
I said 'humility' and lowering ourselves with loss of ego and pride is to look deep inside because we are all different.Um, not to be disagreeable, but what you've written here goes entirely against Scripture. Human pride and the Self-will that engenders it is at the heart of our rebellion against God and is the source of our sinful choices. We are so caught in our defiant and prideful Self-will, that if God does not free us from it, we cannot ever be free. This is what Paul is getting at when he writes,