Summer MiLO Blog 9 Remain Humble and Enjoy the RideGod has really dealt with me on this MiLO on what I need to be as a disciple of Christ and are my actions, and most importantly, is my attitude displaying His love. I love coming to Croatia, it’s my home away from home, but God has knocked me to my knees and brought me down off my high horse several times while on these MiLO’s, the true meaning of being on My Learning Opportunity with HiS Print. The past several days it had been pride that has been elevated and the devastation it can cause if not kept in check. Believe me it will creep in unannounced and shout its arrival through an action or word that is not Christ like. Having that attitude will always cause you trouble. It’s that pursuit of sitting at the best seat at the table that Jesus warned us about in scripture, (Luke 14:7-11). God has shown me while here that I need to in constant evaluation and I hope to carry with me home; pride gets in the way of our ministry of love and we can easily fall into the world's view, where Pride is becoming the norm. May we never be about “I” and the selfishness that ignites, but to be reminded that “i” is never more important than Him. It’s not who we are, but whose we are! PRIDE vs. PRICE - Removing your ID Replacing it with IC (in Christ) Everything we do is In Christ and not in your ID.
- Attitude has to change from “I Declare” to “I Care”
I came up with this acronym to remind me of what pride is: PRIDE Proclaiming Rights I Decide Essential That’s a mind shift from the worlds point of view and our own mind set. Psalm 118:8 is the exact middle of the Bible and it tells us “It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man.” That man, could be yourself. |
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