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I keep wondering when I will feel brave and bold enough to actually pass this blog site on to friends! There's an insecurity of having someone read what you wrote and make some critical judgment. But that's the people pleaser inside of me coming out! So I will keep adding to my blog and maybe someday actually have my family and friends read it.
This morning brought some interesting thoughts to mind as I finished up at Community Bible Study. I have not done a Bible Study outside of my church family in a long time. Going into a situation like this, I found myself wary and unsure. I also was surprised at the arrogance I felt. I'm used to being in charge and having people look to me for answers. Wow! Even writing that feels yucky but I know it's honest. So what am I learning? It's good for me to be under someone else's authority. It's good for me to humble myself and realize there are many more believers out there who are way more spiritual than I am!! It's good for me to be involved with other Christians who don't know me and I have to be real. Giving a pharisee appearance will never please God and I think ultimately most will see right through it. This has really revealed my struggle with pride and self. The verse that keeps rattling around in my head is, "humble yourself under the might hand of God, that he may in due time lift you up" from I Peter 5. A hard and difficult lesson for me to learn -- to be humble and let God be the one (when He chooses) to lift me up.