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Send us a text In this episode of Bible Time at The Barn, Dawn dives into James 4:1-6 to explore a powerful question: Are we living as a friend or a foe of God? 

DawgNation Daily -- the daily podcast for Georgia Bulldogs fans Beginning of the show: I discuss what it will take for Joenel Aguero to take the next step with his development 12-minute mark: A look at why 247sports thinks UGA will lose to both Auburn and Georgia Tech this year 18-minute mark: DawgNation's Cody Chaffins and former UGA LB Davin Bellamy take over the show to discuss Joenel's improvement and a new member of the UGA staff 26-minute mark: Reacting to Paul Finebaum saying Kirby Smart should fire Mike Bobo. 32-minute mark: Former UGA QB Jake Fromm joins the show 40-minute mark: The origin of Davin's famous “Humble Yourself” quote 45-minute mark: A look at possible changes to the playoff format End of show: The Gator Hater Countdown

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Juliana Law, missionary to Ukraine, joins Cliff in the South Lobby at Sunrise this morning as they check in and catch up on how God continues to be at work in the midst of chaos.  Scripture Referenced: Philippians 2Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/sunrisecommunitychurchWatch live on Mondays at 10am: www.facebook.com/sunrisecommunityonline/liveSong: Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/KzQiRABVARk

1. Indications of the wise men's HUMILITY.They were INTELLIGENT and yet, TEACHABLE.They were WEALTHY and yet, SPIRITUALLY SENSITIVE.They were from an advanced CULTURE, but they were still interested in FOREIGN AFFAIRS.They were MEN and yet they STOPPED AND ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS.They were GROWN ADULTS and yet they worshipped a LITTLE CHILD.2. Indications of the ARROGANCE PRIDE of Herod.Pride is always COMPETITIVE.Pride is often DECEPTIVE.Pride is ultimately VINDICTIVE.3. The take-home lesson of this event is to HUMBLE YOURSELF.

Nedy has just released her latest single entitled "Humble Yourself." Experience this new pop music song with lyrics that are a prophetic word for today! "Humble Yourself" is a catchy anti-bullying anthem that is a gut punch to the pride that fuels bullying. This song and interview will encourage you to stand strong if you are being bullied. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new MP3 sermon from Clear Branch Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Humble Yourself Speaker: Mike Hurst Broadcaster: Clear Branch Baptist Event: Midweek Service Date: 4/24/2024 Length: 40 min.

A Devotional on Daniel 5:22-24 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. Humble Yourself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVZjuwWkZI

NOTES: Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I'm certainly not like that tax collector! I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'  “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.' I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”  Luke 18:9–14 (NLT)   Jesus wasn't just concerned about RIGHT and WRONG;  He was also concerned about PRIDE and HUMILITY.  We don't change people by judging them, but by loving them.  HUMBLE Yourself (or BE humbled)  BOTTOM LINE: Jesus didn't call us to only be RIGHT. He called us to be LOVING.  CHALLENGE: “Do I have my own ‘thank God I'm not like them' list? And if so, who's on it?”

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Scripture Reflection for March 9, 2024: Humble Yourself by Priests for Life

This week's guests are Benjamin Charlton, Centre Bishop Arts GM + Meka Ibe, Markowicz Art Advisor @benjaminmcharlton @mightbemeka A conversation around mental health, masculinity, and self-expression through art and athletics.  I LOST THE VIDEO TO THIS EPISODE :( This week's episode was recorded on location at the Centre in Bishop Arts, situated in the heart of Oak Cliff's Bishop Arts District. Becoming More Self-Aware as a Man (5:00) Taking Ownership of Your Craft (13:00) Dallas, The Home of Creatives(14:30) Perfection Vs Excellence (18:00) Embracing Male Friendships (20:00)  Managing Your EGO (23:20) How to Make New Friends (27:30) Becoming a Supportive Partner in Your Relationship (30:30) Humble Yourself and Ask for Help (37:00) Navigating Negative Self-Talk (41:30) Battling Childhood Insecurities (45:00) The Importance of Arts and Athletics (48:00) ⁠https://instagram.com/kingno_? igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==⁠⁠https://instagram.com/mindbullypodcast?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg== --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/noodiase/message

Because we have experienced the wealth of God's mercy in salvation through Christ, we must yield our lives to Him as living sacrifices who choose to serve one another in love with all generosity.--The motive of all Christian living- Gratitude for Mercy-1- Offer Yourself to Christ Daily as a Living Sacrifice shaped by His Word vv 1-2-2- Humble Yourself as a Grace-Empowered Servant of His People vv 3-8-3- Give Yourself to Loving One Another with Genuine Christ-like Love vv 9-11-4- Anchor Yourself to the Hope of the Gospel through Persistent Prayer v 12-5- Give with a Generous and Hospitable Heart v 13

Because we have experienced the wealth of God's mercy in salvation through Christ, we must yield our lives to Him as living sacrifices who choose to serve one another in love with all generosity.--The motive of all Christian living- Gratitude for Mercy-1- Offer Yourself to Christ Daily as a Living Sacrifice shaped by His Word vv 1-2-2- Humble Yourself as a Grace-Empowered Servant of His People vv 3-8-3- Give Yourself to Loving One Another with Genuine Christ-like Love vv 9-11-4- Anchor Yourself to the Hope of the Gospel through Persistent Prayer v 12-5- Give with a Generous and Hospitable Heart v 13

Because we have experienced the wealth of God's mercy in salvation through Christ, we must yield our lives to Him as living sacrifices who choose to serve one another in love with all generosity.The motive of all Christian living: Gratitude for Mercy1) Offer Yourself to Christ Daily as a Living Sacrifice shaped by His Word vv 1-22) Humble Yourself as a Grace-Empowered Servant of His People vv 3-83) Give Yourself to Loving One Another with Genuine Christ-like Love vv 9-114) Anchor Yourself to the Hope of the Gospel through Persistent Prayer v 125) Give with a Generous and Hospitable Heart v 13

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A new MP3 sermon from Grace Fellowship Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Humble Yourself in the Sight of the Lord! Subtitle: James Speaker: James Downing Broadcaster: Grace Fellowship Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 12/10/2023 Bible: James 4:1-10 Length: 51 min.

Ya'akov - An Inductive Study of the book of James - Session 32 - Repent and Humble Yourself before the LORD

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Titus 3:1-8 Titus 3 reminds us of God’s great mercy and of how generous God has been to us. God is not generous because we deserve it but because He is kind and loving, demonstrating this to us through His son Jesus Christ. Paul instructed believers to be ready to do good. We can avoid […] The post Humble Yourself first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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A new MP3 sermon from OnePassion Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Humble Yourself Subtitle: Steadfast Hope Speaker: Dr. Steven J. Lawson Broadcaster: OnePassion Ministries Event: Devotional Date: 6/14/2023 Bible: 1 Peter 5:6 Length: 12 min.

Pastor John Bornschein takes us through  a number of Scriptures on what it means to fear God and to humble yourself before Him. Support the showProduced by Calvary Fellowship Fountain Valley church. Learn more at www.CalvaryFountain.com

A Devotional on Job 39:1-4 1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. Humble Yourself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knk-DlTLckg

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For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.."Humble Yourself in the Sight of the Lord" (our previous reflection)—great passage, and great song.True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that—it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth. – Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)It is because of the hasty and superficial conversation with God that the sense of sin is so weak and that no motives have power to help you to hate and flee from sin as you should. – A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)Historical background: In the three years before James died (59-62 AD) there were quarrels between the lower priests, who were aligned with the populace of Jerusalem, and the powerful Sadducean priests. They were at odds over social and economic issues. Josephus reports that the acrimonious debate was characterized by “name-calling.” He adds, “And when they clashed, they used abusive language and threw stones” (Ant. 20.180).James 4:11-12Notice that we are back to the topic of the tongue:Slander. The ancient rabbis said: “He who slanders another thereby slanders God” and “Whosoever speaks against the true Shepherd is like one who speaks against God.”Judging.Words intended to hurtIt is not in our power to save or to destroy.In the evangelical world. Matt 7:1 is now quoted more than John 3:16! To learn about the 12 types of judging in the Bible, please see Judge Not!Next: The (Wannabe) Rich Fool

When you are Gospel-humble, you enjoy freedom in Christ and freedom in self-forgetfulness.

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Welcome to episode 109 of the Mayberry Devotional entitled “Humble Yourself.”  Today I'll be looking at season four, episode eleven of The Andy Griffith Show, “Citizen's Arrest”.  And I'll also be looking at Scripture from Isiah 2:17.I hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Mayberry Devotional. If you haven't already, subscribe to the podcast, and leave me a rating or a comment. I'd appreciate it. www.mayberrydevotional.com

Slideshow for this message is available Introduction James 4 Review So we all have bucket lists, things we want to do before we die. For years, I had on my bucket list to race in the baja 1000. So not many of you know this but four years ago I actually did exactly that. I competed in the Baja 1000 in the class 3 division which is short bed lightweight truck category and after a grueling 23 hours I crossed the finish line in 4th place. Now what I just told you is complete fiction. I would like to have done that but I have never done anything of the sort. The reason I said that was only to give a real-time example of the difference between a claim and a reality. People can claim anything. That doesn't make it true. We are in James chapter 4 where we are surveying tests of genuine faith. It's one thing to claim you're a Christian but words are cheap. The question is simply, “Are you?” And all through this epistle, James is giving us tests to distinguish between the mere claim and the real deal. The first test was how you respond to trials, chapter 1. And then there was how you react to the Word of God. Are you a doer of the Word or only a hearer? And then how you respond to people in need. Do you have the true religion that reaches out to the fatherless and the widows, or do you demonstrate, as chapter 2 outlined, partiality toward some people? - And then there was that great and comprehensive test of works in chapter 2, verse 14, where James says if your faith is real, it'll prove itself in works, for faith without works is what? It's dead. And then there was the tongue in chapter 3, and the tongue is a test of true salvation, it's the heart that produces the vocabulary and the speech And then last week in chapter 3 there was the test of what kind of wisdom that you exhibit. Is it the wisdom that is from above or is it the wisdom that is not from above which is earthly and sensual and demoniacal? These are all tests. They are all methods of discerning genuine faith. Now we come to chapter four and we get yet another indicator of true saving faith: how you deal with conflict. James says, “Listen, the reason you fight and quarrel is because you desire evil things.” Your conflict on the outside is a result of evil desires on the inside. So presumably the solution to the outside problem is to resolve the inside problem. Right? That would make sense. Let me illustrate this INSIDE problem in a realm we can all easily understand. About two weeks ago, I got out of bed and went into the bathroom. And Lisa was in the bedroom. It was early in the morning and nobody was up so it was really quiet. And she heard me say in a very concerned voice, “Oh no.” And she kind of jumped up and said, “What's wrong, Jason?” And I said “Oh nothing. I just stepped on the scale.” So years ago I set what I call the 911 weight and when I reach that weight, the rule is I have to drop 10 pounds. So for the past 20 days I've basically been miserable trying to shed some of that weight that I don't want. Now how did that happen? The answer is I love evil foods. I have a desire for that which is not good for me. A giant slice of apple pie with a bowl of vanilla ice cream is literally a temptation created by the devil himself. The evil passions on the inside have evil expressions on the outside. And the only way to solve this outside problem is to solve the inside problem. My eating behavior on the outside is inextricably linked to my thinking behavior on the inside. To change the behavior one needs to change the desires. It's the only way. No Excuses So knowing that our behavior comes from our desires, James begins by saying that the reason we fight and quarrel with one another is because of our evil desires. evil desires = evil behavior. Now he goes on further to describe those evil desires in further detail. What James is saying is pretty simple. What causes fights is you selfishly want something and you can't have it. That's like two year old theology. That's pretty stinking simple. The Greek word there for desire is the word hedone from which we get our word hedonism. And the idea behind hedonism is that you want something to please yourself. Hedonism is living a life of self-pleasing. it's about your comfort it's about your convenience The core idea of hedonism is self pleasure. It is the number one goal. Everything else has to be sacrificed upon that alter. So in a 1000 little ways, I always put my comfort and MY convenience ahead of other people around me. And it's that driving desire that is the source of our fighting. No Excuses Now if that's true, then the cause of your conflict is you. It's not the other person's fault. It's your fault. The text won't allow you to blame the other person. Remember the proverb? For lack of wood the fire goes out. Do you hear that? That's Solomon's way of saying, “Hey bro, it takes two to Tango.” If you are sinfully quarreling deeply with another person, that's a guaranteed slam dunk indicator that you are at fault. Think about it. When we choose to eat the wrong foods, the problem isn't in the food we eat. You can't blame the food. If it wasn't so delicious, I wouldn't have eaten it. The food didn't make you do anything. The problem is the six inches between our ears. It's in us. The problem is we have unhealthy desires and we lost the internal war. And so it is with our relational conflicts. We want to say, “Man that other person baited me. If they weren't like this, I wouldn't have responded like that.” But it's just not true. Every time we sin in conflict it is because we have evil desires. Nobody ever makes you be sinfully angry. Sinful anger or frustration happens when that unhealthy desire in your own soul boils out in an opportunity. Now as uncomfortable as that might be, James is still not done. It's actually worse yet. Here's what's crazy. Ultimately, what he is saying and it's so painful to admit. It's so, so counterintuitive. The conflict is not between you and the other person. The conflict finally and ultimately is between you and God. Ultimately, all human conflict is the result of a divine conflict. James is really trying to point out that your human conflicts are just symptoms of this spiritual sickness. Your relationship with God is completely jacked up. That's why your suffering on this horizontal level. Notice that the evil desire that is causing all this conflict is called out in verse 4 - HERE IT IS: friendship with the world. There is an evil desire to befriend the world - to value what the world values. And God makes it very clear that this is not okay. Friendship with the world is enmity with God. Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. And it's not so much that you are an enemy of God but that God is an enemy of you! He says if you are a friend of the world, you are an adulterer. Spiritual adultery EQUALS friendship with the world which EQUALS loving the things the world loves. And so your problem with people is just symptomatic of your problem with God. How many of your conflicts really boil down to just wanting to be right? How many of your conflicts really boil down to this deep desire to be respected? How many of your conflicts really boil down to needing to prove yourself in some way or validate yourself or prove your worth in some way. That's the desire that's really driving, driving, driving. Listen that's friendship with the world. That suddenly has very little to do with you and the other person. That's about you and God. What this should do is cause us to step back a bit and evaluate how much the problems in our interpersonal relationships are really just evidence of our problems with God. This is one area where we suffer from severe blindness. Like very, very severe. Imagine blowing up and getting angry at your spouse or a family member or another person in the church and you gossip about them behind their back and God comes to you and says, “Why are you having an affair? How could you be so hurtful to me?” And you think back over the course of the last week and you've got nothing. *You say to God, “What did I do? I thought we were good.* And he says,”Do you remember that conflict you had with your spouse?" And you say, “What does that have to do with you?” And God looks you back, straght in the eye and says, “this has everything to do with you and I.” We are blind to how our personal offense relates to God. Big time. It's the same blindness that a man has when he looks a pornography and tells his wife, “This has nothing to do with you.” Only a fool says that. It has everything to do with her. Having an argument with another person does not seem like it's even remotely related to God. And yet God calls it's at the very center, at the very core, spiritual adultery. He calls it friendship with the world. It has everything to do with God. Listen, it's the same principal when David sinned with Bathsheba and murdered Uriah in his Psalm of repentance in Psalm 51, he said to God, "Against you and you only have I sinned."Now on the surface, that is downright insulting to Uriah. What do you mean? I sure as heck would call sleeping with my wife and murdering me a sin against me. And yet, on a spiritual level, it's secondary. It's a symptom. That sin is just overflow evidence of the greater sin. Bathsheba and Uriah were collateral damage in the same way that an innocent pedestrian is the collateral damage of a drunk driver. All horizontal sin is ultimately sin toward God at the end of the day. Think back on the conflicts you've had this week. Just apply this principle *Any time you get into a sinful argument, just say to yourself, “This is evidence of idolatry in my heart.* There's something wrong in my relationship with God that allowed me to get to this point where those words came out of my mouth.” That's very, very important. Can you imagine if all our conflict resolution started there? Now the solution that James points to is humility. And so here's our two point outline. I have done a lot of study in my life on humility; In fact, let me just take a few minutes here to boast about how much study I've done on humility. Honestly, I just mention the amount of study I've done just because I'm surprised at how elusive this concept is. Despite all my study, I really learned so much this week about the Bible's definition of the concept. It was almost like I had never even heard of the concept. When you think of a humble person, we think of somebody who is shy and maybe not very self-assertive. Somebody who kind of sits back in the shadows and doesn't say much. Someone who doesn't powerfully lead. That's not the picture at all. Let me prove to you that this is not God's picture of humility. Do you know who the Bible says is the most humble person who ever lived? Moses. Was Moses this little soft, weak person who never asserted or confronted in any way? I want you to think about what Moses did when he went to confront Pharaoh. Moses went before the most powerful leader in the world, the most powerful figure in the world, and said, “I want you to give up your entire free labor force, which is the cornerstone of your economic and military superiority, right now, without remuneration, unconditionally, and immediately.” That's not the stereo type of humility is it? And you want to know what else is not very stereotypical? Do you know which book of the Bible says that Moses was the most humble man on earth? Deuteronomy. Do you know who wrote Deuteronomy? Doesn't that just instantly disqualify you from even being in the running. What that tells me is we have the wrong concept of humility. Moses was not courageous and bold in spite of being humble. Moses was courageous and bold because he was humble. Do you know why? Because he REPENTED of sin and he DREW near to God. Show me your glory! He looked at all these people and he said, “I see my passion for God's glory. I see how beautiful God is. I see how lovely he is and I look around and I can honestly say,”I just want him way more than anyone else here does." God's solution to conflict in this passage is humility and here's now he defines it. It's just two points. Repent of sin and draw near to God. Humility that produces peace can be reduced to those two points. Let's start with the first point. Notice the first thing James says about humility here. Humility = REPENTING of evil desire. Now the way this point is developed starts out on a very sad note. To the spiritually sensitive person this is a dagger to the chest. What this passage is saying is I am jealous for your heart. I am jealous to be in that number one place in your soul. I want you to stop loving the world, to stop having an affection for the things of the world and I want you to love me. Now what do you think of the fact that it says God is jealous for our affection. I'll tell you what this says. It says that's God's love is unbelievable. Let me illustrate why this is so powerful. A wife does not want to be #6 in top ten most desirable women. She wants to be number one and she won't settle for anything less. And rightly so. But let's just say she discovers that her husband is having an affair, behind the scene. She has one of two choices. If she reveals her jealousy she instantly becomes extremely vulnerable. She's, in a way, admitting that she's inferior. She's admitting that something else has beaten her out of that number one place, and she's jealous. She wishes she were that person because she wants to be the object of her husbands affection. That's a very risky thing to admit. She does have a chance. What she's begging for is that if she displays her bleeding heart, her fierce jealousy, the idiot will come to his senses and come sobbing in repentance. And she says, "I think I can forgive." But it's such a risky move because there's another possibility. In exposing my jealousy, all it would take is one little word of comparison from her husband and it would just utterly destroy her. Utterly destroyed. So because that is so risky, she has another option open to her. She can also just close her heart off. I'm not jealous. Are you kidding. If he doesn't love me, then he doesn't deserve me. I'm out. You are dead to me, fool. Go set your affection on that goat. See if I care. I actually can't stand the thought of you setting your affection on me. You have lost your chance, buddy. I'm gone. Do you see the choice? So here's where I am going with this. The fact that God says that he is jealous of our affection, it sounds, on the surface almost weak. Isn't he putting the power in our hands. By admitting jealousy, isn't God putting in our hands the power to injure the omnipotent, all-powerful God? Yes. It's really is an indication of his tremendous love for us. It's very vulnerable of him to say this. Even though we have spurned him time and time again, He hasn't closed himself off to us. Like a parent who continues to love their backtalking, snotty child, and willingly allows themself to continue to be injured, God is just extending his love, knowing full well that he could be injured, yet again. So lets now get real. When you have that sinful argument, when your anger comes out, James is tracing that back to a love affair you have with the world. It's not about you and the other person. It's about you and me. Come back to me. I am jealous of your affection. Stop loving that prostitute. Now what is our response to a God who puts himself in this position? Answer. Humble yourself under the might hand of God. HUMBLE YOURSELF. Repent of this evil adulterous relationship. Listen, no man can love his wife again, until he gives up that other. Until he entirely and completely purges that evil desire from his heart. He has to repent of it. He has to, in effect, destroy everything she is to him in his mind. The adulterous woman has to be dead to him. It's the only way. She must die. That's where humility begins. Everything the world means to me must die. If you love being respected, that must die. You must put away that mistress. A Christian wants God and God alone to be respected. If you love being powerful, if you want the freedom of riches, if you want to be beautiful so you can be the object of people's affection. You are having an affair with the world. Put away that mistress. That's God's place. That must die. God must be first. There's a spiritual adulteress that must be pout down. She must be dead to you. You can't say to God, hey sure, I love these things but calm down, I love you too. You will either hate the one or love the other or you will be devoted to one and hate the other. A Christian can't serve two masters. You can't have to spouses. You can't love God and money, God and power, God and respect. By saying, “Can't I love both? That's how people end up in hell.” God opposes the proud. God is an enemy of those kinds of people. You have to repent. Look at the language used here. I want you to look a the command words here. He doesn't use any commands in chapter 4 until he gets here. I did a search on the commands in chapter 4 And I'll just show you this slide form my Bible software to illustrate this. These are all synonyms of repentance. God I mourn that I ever went after all these prostitutes. Forgive me. I weep when I see it. I mourn. That which used to bring me pleasure, now tears my heart out. I wail. I repent in dust and ashes. The path of peace with your neighbor is that kind of humility. Now the flip side of repentance is drawing near to God. The human machine must be pursuing something of beauty. You cannot abandon your current pursuit in exchange for nothing. You only abandon this one beautiful thing if you have something better to pursue. If you haven't eaten in four days and your just absolutely starving and you are being offered McDonalds the only way you'd give that up is if someone offers you Red Robin. Humility is just accepting God's invitation to find something better. Come to me. Taste and see that he Lord is Good. DRAW NEAR. Draw near to me and see what Moses saw. Draw near to me and be satisfied. Stop pouring your life into broken cisterns that hold no water. You just pour and pour and invest and and invest and it just slowly drains away and disappoints. Why do you keep doing that? I know you're incredibly invested and it's hard to abandon everything you've invested. Cut your losses. Drink from the spring of living water. When you Draw near to Christ, you see how beautiful he is. You see how lovely. You see how superior. Why would I ever go anywhere else when I have this? This is humility, to admit that you've been entirely and totally in pursuit of hte wrong thing your whole life. I'm a fool, but I'm happy to say that because now, finally I get the real thing. I get what I've been searching for my entire life! Psalm 70-71 Psalm 122-123 Application What we've been trying to point out this whole time is that our human problems are really at the end of the day God problems. We've tried to to point out now for 40 minutes that all our human problems are just symptoms. The fighting and quarreling are symptoms. It's obvious that this is James point because he starts out with our fighting and quaralling and then he goes on for 10 VERSES and doesn't mention a single word about the other person. Doesn't mention a shred about how you are supposed to treat them. No commands whatsoever directed toward mankind. EVERYTHING HE SAYS is about repenting of your adulterous relationship with the world so that you can get back to loving the Lord your God with all your heart soul and mind. At the root of all our relational problems is our ultimate relational problem with God himself. But what I want to do is kind of bring that full circle. What if you were not flirting with the world. What if God was number one in your life? How would that overflow in your relationships? Or to say it another way, How would the holy passions on the inside have holy expressions on the outside. What will that look like? Or to say it another way, what if you treated others the way God treated you? You see instead of being a hedonist who says, “It's all about me." What if you were to instead say, "It's all about God.” And I am going to show you God's love by giving you my life for you the way he gave his life for me. Isn't that what God has done for us? God comes to earth in the form of Jesus Christ. He leaves his glory behind. Romans 15 There's that Greek word again hedonism. Christ was not a hedonist. For even Christ did not please himself. That's like the greatest understatement in the Bible; think about what Jesus did. He came to earth and he not only gave up his glory he gave up his power, and eventually he gave up his life for you, and he paid the penalty. How could I ever be like Jesus in this way? Look at verse 6. He gives more grace. What does that mean? Jesus lived out verses 6. He drew near to God like nobody else on earth. He humbled himself to the point of death, even death on the cross. Jesus lived out verse 7. He submitted to God. He resisted the Devil and the Devil fled from him. And God credits that righteousness to you on the cross. The plan, all along, was for God to humble himself so that we could be exalted. That's grace. The more you understand that, the more secure you are in that, the more amazed your in that, the more you will be able to be like that for others. You will no longer be a hedonist who is trying to be happy by putting yourself first in this world. You are already happy in Christ and so are happy to be last like he was last. You'll be like a mother is to her child. No child has ever received life without the laying down of his mother's life for months in bearing and nourishing him. She had to lay down her life for the child year after year in caring for him and training him and providing for him. We live only because someone else has lived by this principle, this laying down of the life. The Bible says, “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” So the last will be first, and the first will be last. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.

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Two keys to success in God are (1) connect with His will and grace by having a willing (submitted heart), and (2) when He speaks to you obey with all your heart and refuse to quit, until it is done. Derek illustrates this WINNING ATTITUDE from 2Kings 13:14-25, with special application to Prayer and Intercession.

Two keys to success in God are (1) connect with His will and grace by having a willing (submitted heart), and (2) when He speaks to you obey with all your heart and refuse to quit, until it is done. Derek illustrates this WINNING ATTITUDE from 2Kings 13:14-25, with special application to Prayer and Intercession.

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Fr. Roger J. Landry Convent of the Missionaries of Charity, Bronx, NY Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C August 28, 2022 Sir 3:17-18.20.28-29, Ps 68, Heb 12:18-19.22-24, Lk 14:1.7-14   To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/8.28.22_Homily_1.mp3   The text that guided today’s homily was:  In Jesus's parable […] The post Humble Yourself the More, 22nd Sunday (C), August 28, 2022 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Episode 106: An Authentic Life Is One Of Synchronicity With Accepting What Is Show Description: Mindfulness of the synchronicities occurring in your life allows you to respond to them in a way that keeps you moving towards your dreams.Top Takeaways: ·         [2:23] Synchronicity is a Universal Phenomenon·         [3:39] Intentional Coincidence·         [5:13] Look for Synchronicities in Your Life·         [5:51] 1-Look for Meaningful Coincidences·         [6:53] 2-Be Receptive to Synchronistic Opportunities·         [7:39] 3-Humble Yourself·         [8:40] 4-Trust Your Instincts·         [10:04] 5-Discover and Live Your Passion·         [11:29] 6-Allow Meaningful Coincidences to Arise by Letting Go·         [12:26] 7-Write Your Intentions·         [13:39] Mindfully Moving Forward   Episode Links:Ø  https://terrikozlowski.mastermind.com/masterminds/25609 Ø  Introduced by Carl JungØ  ConsciousnessØ  MysteriousØ  Incredible opportunities Ø  The magical Ø  Try out your creativityØ  An answer from your soulØ  Fully present Ø  You are mindfulØ  Spirit will communicate Ø  Your strengths and weaknesses Ø  Have faith Ø  You must be empowered Ø  Living your passion Ø  A growth mindsetØ  enthusiastic people Ø  Let go of your attachment Ø  Limited perspectivesØ  Writing out Ø  Method of detaching Ø  Aware Ø  Get in touch with meØ  Available on AmazonSupport the show

Humble Yourself

We continue in our study through the gospels - You Are Gods; Another Sabbath Healing; Humble Yourself; Exalt The Humble Reading: Luke 14:1-14, John 10:34-42 Scripture: Psalm 82:6, Hosea 6:6, Proverbs 25:6-7 Oki Dokinotes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lkU63Eckh9qLhTERT6sWaG20FyO-Si9_/view?usp=sharing

Swing Thought #1: Humble Yourself.

Humble Yourself by Liam OBrien

By Mary Lindow THE WORDS “HELP ME!” ARE THE DEEPEST CRY OF EVERY HUMAN HEART. It perfectly describes the anguish of the soul, that agony in need to hear God lovingly respond with redemptive help. He answers as the very person and the very place of help through His son Jesus Christ, providing help for the helpless, a Father to the fatherless, and Hope for the hopeless. One of the most amazing things about of God and so very precious to the humble needs of we humans is that he is actually the very BEING, the very exact place, where we find help. Nothing and no one else is so truly and so really, THE place and person from who help comes like he is. Our need for help is more accurately termed “rescue” when it's expressed in the fullest sense, and only Jesus himself can provide it! He rescues us from our daily “sneaky and self gratifying” sins and he rescues us from our falling and our faults, and he rescues us from our helplessness and hopelessness!   JESUS ALONE IS THE PLACE OF RESCUE. He is the ultimate single person of help and we can find no one else to fill that break in the bridge of life! There is no one else, and when we come to this place we realize we need no other fixer! Now, this doesn't mean that we don't need one another as brothers and sisters in Christ and as friends. But unless those brothers and sisters and friends are walking in the light and brokenness of the Lord, they really aren't much help anyway.   SOME PEOPLE RESIST AND PROLONG THE INEVITABLE, and will resist you when you are going through times of struggle and difficulty. There is a certain “ugly distain” in an individual who does not want to admit that they are infallible. These individuals still feel that they can control the environment around them through their education, their income, and their attitude.   OFTEN, THESE KINDS OF INDIVIDUALS CAN CREATE PAINFUL DARKNESS in the lives of others, because instead of extending mercy and compassion, they have a lot of advice that comes out of simple textbook reading, rather than out of any real experience in dealing with their own darkness and personal places of being stuck in dysfunction.   SAD AS IT MAY SEEM, MANY PEOPLE APPLAUD THEIR OWN DYSFUNCTIONS, claiming that they are actually “just fine”, and they will pretty much verbally “whack anyone else in the head” that dares to challenge them!   THESE ARE THE FRIENDS THAT JOB HAD, AND THESE ARE NOT REAL FRIENDS. They will never understand the life of the disciple of dear Jesus, being refined in the fire, in order to come out of that fire more radiant, and expressing the hope and light of Christ without a lot of pompous preaching or fanfare.   The way to the fulfillment of all of life‘s highest peaks and deepest longings is in knowing the depths of the love of the Rescuer, Lord Jesus Christ himself. It's not a quick process by the way!     HOW MUCH LIGHT DOES A PERSON NEED WHEN PRESSED UNDER by evil pressures, nightmarish reoccurring losses and disjointed, painful relationships?  Only a very tiny pinhole of light, if it is the Light that comes from God.   ONE PINHOLE OF GODLY LIGHT IS STRONGER THAN A UNIVERSE OF DARKNESS.    It is enough for a surrendered and determined believer to cling to and depend on when all else has failed.   Psalm 89:15 says, “Blessed are those who have learned to give praise and honor to you, Who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.”   When we focus upon the Light of God's enduring and endearing Presence, all darkness will eventually be swallowed up into the Light of His Fountain of light. His Light is victorious over the darkness. ALL OF IT.   Psalm 36:9 says, “For with you is the fountain of life; In your light we see light.”   WE ALONE CANNOT BATTLE THE DARKNESS. Our strength is not enough. Accept that and know that God's light comes to dispel darkness. His strength and Righteous arm smashes dark deeds, enemies, and deceivers and He will bring out into the light the things men think that they have hidden or have justified away.   Psalm 90:8 says, You spread out our sins before you—our secret sins—and see them all.   WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN YOU FEEL BLIND AND LOST IN A DARKENED SEASON? Just as a caterpillar in a cocoon must experience a time of confinement and seeming darkness, there comes a time when it is lead out of darkness into light to stretch its newly found wings of liberty and gracefulness to soar and express Resurrection power, to those who gaze upon its beauty. Few will fully understand the pain of this difficult process, unless they too pass through it.   Isaiah 42:16 says, Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;  I will turn the darkness into light before them And make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.     SO! WHO ARE THE GENUINE WORKERS OF GOOD AND HONEST DEEDS? Now, there are those who do acts of benevolence and kindness whose aim is to only gain personal gratification and a sense of power when they “stoop to help others” in times of distress and sorrow.   Often times, folks with this fleshly and condescending behavior, (although claiming to have some spiritual godliness) will test those whom they share with. This can be either in monetary gifts, acts of service, spiritual gifts, or in counsel.   In basic terms, it's set up. You better perform up to the standard they expect! Because it's their reputation on the line if you fail! (Imagine if Jesus held us all accountable to the acts of His goodness towards us!) This is NOT a Worker of A Righteous or Good and Honest deed. This is a form of selfish ambition, entrapment and control.   A RIGHTEOUS DEED OR ACT OF GOODNESS IS DONE WITH THE INTENT OF IMITATING THE NATURE OF GOD'S MERCY AND KINDESS. It does not expect performance or groveling in return. It never holds others over the fire with a critical eye, expecting perfection.   Often we have failed and disrespected His grace. Yet He continues in love, and Redemptive acts towards us. Because He has, no insecurities whatsoever.   TO BE RIGHTEOUS OR “DOING WHAT IS RIGHT IN THE EYES OF GOD” MEANS TO BE: VIRTUOUS  - MORAL - GOOD  - JUSTICE LOVING HONORABLE  - HONEST - RESPECTABLE - DECENT   I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST AND EVEN AS RECENTLY AS THE PAST FEW WEEKS, OVERWHELMING ACTS OF KINDNESS AND PATIENCE FROM THOSE WHOM I KNOW, GOD MUST CALL HIS WORKERS OF HONORABLE AND KIND DEEDS.   THE COMMON THREAD I SEE AMONG ALL OF THESE BELOVED GIVERS OF GRACE and care is that they have all experienced a time of great loss, depravation, near death, or sorrow.  A Ray of Hope. A beam of light that draws you out of the darkness that attempts to tow you under in despair or fear.   I JUST LOST ONE OF MY SEVEN BROTHERS. Sudden liver failure and organ failure. He was 63. He was brilliant, funny and kind.   I LOST ANOTHER FRIEND A WEEK LATER.  One moment a successful surgery, moments later a clot was formed and a stroke took place. Gone in a moment. She was 62. A giver, an artist and lover of God.   I HAD A VERY DEAR FAMILY MEMBER THAT I LOVE, TURN ON ME SUDDENLY and share privileged information with others who are not considered safe or wise people. Trust was shattered!   ALL THREE OF THESE EVENTS WERE AND ARE PAINFUL! All three events were and are out of my ability to control! And friends, grief and loss and betrayal are very, very real, and they are very painful events in our lives.   YET, GOD SEND US OTHERS INTO OUR SPIRAL OF PAIN AND LOSS, who "get it", because not only have they been through similar events, they learned that hard won growth can come out of pain and loss, or, you can choose to grow isolated, insulated, and bitter.   Jeremiah 9:24 says, But let him who boasts- boast about this:  That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.   WHEN TORMENT AND LYING SPIRITS DECEIVE OTHERS  and they foolishly accuse you; know that there are others whom God will place in your life that will bring sober and Godly counsel, as well as loving kindness and help.   Proverbs 27:9 says, Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend, springs from his earnest counsel.   DO NOT STOP IN YOUR KINDNESS AND IN YOUR CARE FOR OTHERS! The testing in this hour of the hearts of men and women will only grow more intense as the Lord examines the intentions of the hearts of those who call Him Lord.   The hoarding of comfort and help can't ever be allowed   in the life of a follower of Jesus.   Your comfort, is not number one!   SOMETIMES, WE PUT ASIDE OUR OWN NEEDS AND COMFORTS AND SECURITY, AND FORGE THROUGH THE DARKNESS TO BRING HOPE AND RELIEF TO THOSE BEING BATTERED BY A RELENTLESS STORM! We speak peace to them IN the storm. Jesus did it! So He gives us the courage and strength to do the same!   IF YOU HAVE PERSONALLY CAUSED TRAGEDY, DESTRUCTION OR SHAME to fall upon any of your Family in Christ, and have yet to openly apologize and make the situation you were a part of “right”, know that the risk of a deep darkness of the soul is reserved for those who choose to walk in self-deception and who cloak their denial in passivity.   QUICKLY WHILE YOU STILL HAVE TIME, HUMBLE YOURSELF in the sight and the light of the Lord and HE will lift you out of your darkness. Be humble enough to apologize specifically, for the harm you have done to someone. Own it, apologize, and ask for their forgiveness.   Then, Light will come again into your soul, and so will a flooding peace that cleanses you from shame and the claw of bitterness that demons use to torment and immobilize you with.   Philippians 2:3 says, Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.   DEAR BELIEVER! THERE IS THE OPEN OFFER OF AN ABUNDANCE OF JOY FOR WORKERS OF RIGHTEOUS AND HUMBLE, HONORABLE DEEDS!   Psalm 45:7 says, You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.   Psalm 33:1 says, Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous it is fitting for the upright to praise him.   NOW, I'M GOING TO SHARE A PROPHETIC WORD FROM THE LORD THAT DOES ADDRESS SOME OF THIS AND IT'S IN AN ACTIVE AND VOCAL WAY THAT THE LORD WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US, TO PUT A TYPE OF SEAL ON THIS MESSAGE.   “HOLD ON! HOLD FAST! REACH OUT!”  - A PROPHETIC WORD -   "I the Redeemer of those who cry out to Me day and night, compel you to hold on to My hand of Faithfulness and Light. Keep your eyes on the light I provide for you in the darkness.  Hold fast to it and I will stir the hearts of the Righteous and faithful in me, to reach out a hand of compassion and they will obey Me with acts of blessing, restoration, and supply. They will do this willingly, for they have tasted of sorrow and know the secret of My abundant Joy! They have gone out weeping themselves, sowing seeds when they didn't understand, all now growing up in compassion, only to produce a harvest, abundant in Joy. Psalm 126:6 says, Those who weep as they walk and plant with sighs Will return singing with joy, when they bring home the harvest.   I the Lord have tasted sorrow, loss, torment, and death. Yet in one Redemptive act, mankind was brought the opportunity for the fullness of Joy and the open door from darkness into light, when they too, choose to call upon My salvation, cleansing, and light. Quickly. Cleanse your hearts of any act of unkindness, false humility, and the use of a heavy hand over your brothers or sisters, or your children. The pinhole of light... ...My Light, Is drawing you into a New Day.   For Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and for those in right standing with God. Psalm 112:4     Dear Believer! I encourage you to chew on this message. Let us all bow before the Lord. Get low and sit at the feet of Jesus. Ask Him to wash you clean of fear and weariness and feeling displaced.   This is a different type of warfare that we are experiencing right now! It's not one that a lot of us have experienced on this level of pressure. Ask the Lord to show you that single pinhole of light. From that light, God shows us He is there with us.   Be strong in the Lord And in the POWER of His Might.   Duplication and sharing of this message is welcomed Provided that complete article, podcast link and website information for Mary Lindow is included. Thank You. Copyright 2022 " THE MESSENGER " ~ Mary Lindow www.marylindow.com  GLOBAL PRAYER ROOMS   To Bless This Ministry with a Tax Deductible Donation PAYPAL  

Humble Yourself and Let God Promote You - Morning Prayer

This week on the CWC podcast, I have the pleasure of chatting with Wayne Hannah. Wayne is a firefighter from Canada who inspires thousands of people on a daily basis. As the host of the Zenaf podcast, he has over 200k followers on Tiktok, and is setting out to be a motivational speaker. As someone living with PTSD and ADHD, he spent the majority of his adult life self-sabotaging and making excuses for a negative mindset. After exploring the thought of taking his own life, he knew something had to change and sought help for his ADHD. Tune in to hear Wayne's positive morning rituals, his take on living unapologetically, and how he learned to show up every day as his flawed, authentic self.Caroline's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/carolinemathiasWayne's Links:Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8x6Lf6q/Website: https://goodmorningassholes.comZenaf: https://www.zenaf.tvIG: https://www.instagram.com/goodmorningassholes/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyS73pezJX6m7eR9sPnIlaQ

Do you believe a life of humility leads to honor? My guest this week, Dr. Sam D. Kim is a lead pastor and his education journey has led him to fellowships at Yale, Harvard and a doctorate at UPenn studying burnout among doctors and ministers. The path God has had him on will amaze you, and encourage you in your own journey as you humble yourself before the Lord, He will raise you up in honor. Pick up Matt's book "Truth Plus Love: The Jesus Way to Influence” here: amazon.com/Truth-Plus-Love-Jesus-Influence/dp/0310355249/. For more from Matt Brown, and to receive our free gift “5 Spiritual Keys to Find Fulfillment in God” which will help you get started into the life of fulfillment God has for you, go to: Thinke.org

God's desire is that we live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit. We must come before Him in reverence, humility, and love, and we will find He is waiting for us. We have received the Spirit of God so that we can know the things He has given to us. And there is no end to what He knows. From the Spirit we can receive the power to reach the depths of God, to know our value, to love as He does, and to overcome any temptation and live a victorious life. Surrender to His control today!

What does it really mean to be humble? In this episode, we talk about common misconceptions around humility and how we can humble ourselves.