Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
You don’t have to worry about building yourself up. In fact, self-promotion can be a liability, for anything built up in the world comes crashing down at some point.
The wise let God do the building. They let God work through them.
What is formed with inspiration and understanding coming from above endures. It honors God and the expressor of it.
Let God go first. Follow divine Mind’s lead. You’ll be glad you did.
Seek God’s honor and prosper.
This is so helpful, in a world of grading, stars and approval sought elsewhere.
Such a good reminder. Thank you Evan
In pondering this message, the thought came about building on the
sand as opposed to building on the rock (spiritual foundation). Even
if elaborately built- a sand castle of material sense … the tide of Truth/God
comes in and washes materiality away. If we build on the premise of
fleeting mortal beliefs, like grains of sand in an hourglass, they fade away
and time (mortal measurements) are limited and vanish. But if we are
humble and realize our reflection of God’s being in Spirit, we honor and
adore the Truth of our being and these qualities live on into eternity.
Thanks for this important reminder to let God be the promoter and the doer, not the human ego.
I am seeing an equivalency here: Honoring Divine Mind is humbling self. And visa versa. What a great trade-off, eh?
Humility before God’s greatness and allness is so important. Thanks for this reminder.
In society we’re taught, through subtle,and not so subtle messages, that we should build our “selves” up and seek others’ approval of “ourselves” and “our” accomplishments. That kind of thinking is a formula for unhappiness, dissatisfaction and frankly, misery — because it leaves God out of the picture and makes us feel alone and left to our own devices.
Material accolades and human approval come and go. I get into trouble when I forget these truths. If I try to build up a so-called, mortal self it’s a waste of time, which could best be spent glorifying God and humbling myself before Him, trusting Him to hold me in His wise, loving care and to guide me in all areas of life.
AMEN & AMEN, THANK U
Along these lines, I’ve been inspired by some verses from this week’s Christian Science Bible Lesson from The Message Bible —
God—you’re my God! I can’t get enough of you! In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains. I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you. Psalm 63:1,3-4
On your feet! Bless God, your God, for ever and ever! Nehemiah 9:5
It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. 1 Peter 5:10
Our prayers for you are always spilling over into thanksgivings. We can’t quit thanking God our Father and Jesus our Messiah for you! Colossians 1:3
And that’s about it, friends. Be cheerful. Keep things in good repair. Keep your spirits up. Think in harmony. Be agreeable. Do all that, and the God of love and peace will be with you for sure. 2 Corinthians 13:11