My heart is so full right now but I'm going to attempt a short blog...so, without further ado:
13 Ways to cultivate humility and weaken pride (Humility by C.J. Mahaney):
1. Begin your day by acknowledging your dependence upon God and your need for God.
2. Begin your day expressing gratefulness to God.
3. Practice the Spiritual Disciplines (He mentions: prayer, bible study, and worship)
4. Seize your commute time to memorize and meditate on scripture (God knows I have a pride issue which is why he gave me a job at a hospital 20 minutes from my apt.!!! He is so good!!!)
5. Cast your cares upon Him!
6. Reflect on the wonder of the cross of Christ.
7. End your day by reviewing your day and carefully assigning all glory to God for the grace you experienced that day.
8. Receive the gift of sleep from God and acknowledge His purpose for sleep (that we are finite creatures and will collapse if we attempt to stay awake too long!!! We are dependent on sleep...how much more on Him who sustains us while we sleep!!!)
9. Study the attributes of God
10. Study the doctrines of grace
11. Study the doctrine of sin
12. Play golf (seriously...his rationale is that he stinks at golf so it is humbling to play it!!! I hear ya C.J.!!)
13. Laugh often, and laugh often at yourself!
These are from chapters 5-7 in C.J. Mahaney's book on Humility. Here are a few other quotes from guys C.J. quotes in his book:
"Fill your affections with the cross of Christ that there may be no room for sin."
-John Owen-
"How can anyone be arrogant when he stands beside the cross?"
-Carl Henry-
"Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?"
-Martyn Lloyd Jones-
(Quote from his book "Spiritual Depression")
Last night Nick Bateman gave the devo at Sunday night church. He cried (I would say wept but I think he was holding back a little for the purpose of not having snot bubbles during the rest of his sermon!!) over what Christ has done for us. He quoted most of "Before the Throne of God Above" through tears. He went on to admonish us to consider, "Who or what steals your mind's attention and your heart's affections?" So, may we wake up and lie down with our mind's attention on the Savior and our heart's affections set on Christ and our perfect and sure hope that we have in Him!!!
How's that for a short blog? Fall pictures coming soon!!!
Monday, November 10, 2008
So...Humility...
Posted by Cara Arnold at 6:58 AM
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Hi again, friend. I like our little comment dialogues.
Our home group is studying that Depression book by Lloyd-Jones. It's helpful!
Glad you are liking the Humility book. One thing that helps me is practicing being the first to say I'm sorry in marriage if you are both upset about something. Usually, you can find at least SOME of it has to do with your sin, too. We usually have something to confess. Pride wants me to sulk until Dustin confesses. Humility says, go first, you've both been forgiven so much!
The Mahaneys have also ministered to me often, reminding me that only God gets His to-do list done.
Speaking of... I'm taking you up on your offer to help grading. I'll pay for your coffee. :)
See you tomorrow, right?
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