Just found this series on humility by Fr Dwight Longenecker and decided I will post one o fhis stpes each day. As we speak of often in the ministry, in order to heal we need to see ourselves in truth. Not to make ourselves feel bad but to open ourselves to Gods mercy and fogivenesss by recognizing who He is and who we are.
God desires our healing and wholeness and it is there waiting fo r us….
The First Step to Humility
‘The first step of humility is for a man to set the fear of God always before his eyes.’
We live today with a Jesus who is our friend and a God who is more of
a congenial uncle than a true Father. It is not a bad thing to balance
these sentimental images of God with the truth that while Jesus is our
friend and brother he is also the great king and judge at the last day.
While God is our loving Father – his love is sometimes tough as well as
tender.
The fear of God is the first step to humility not because we should
be shrinking in a terrified way of God’s judgement, but because the fact
of God being our judge should open our eyes to reality: the reality of
our proper relationship with our maker.
This reality opens our eyes to certain truths which we sometimes wish to avoid.
It opens our eyes to our own mortality. God is great and we are not.
God is immortal and without him we are mortal. Our life depends on his
greater life.
This ‘fear’ is therefore simply a form of honesty and clarity about
ourselves, our lives and our ultimate destiny. It is this stark reality
which provides the foundation for the growth of genuine humility.
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