Here I Bow
For me, He died
For my sins, He bled on the cross
Because of Him
I am eternally saved
And today
He heals my every wound
Blocks the thousand arrows that were meant for me
With his body.
He paved my path
With the kindest thoughts
With His life.
And today
I kneel before You
Unable to utter a word
My soul is weak again
Tears flow down endlessly
My broken heart cries out today
For mercy
For forgiveness
I truly am not worthy of Your love
Yet.
You are here
Raising me up with Your bleeding hand
Your pierced side
and Your thorny crown
and tell me
that You will love me till the end.
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Check this out:
http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001994.cfm
So Humble
"...Let's get practical. Talking about doing stuff for God and not for yourself is one thing. Actually doing it is another. The path from pride and self-interest to humility and servanthood is a rough, steep climb, accomplished by taking only a few steps at a time. Here are what some of those steps look like in my life.
Show genuine gratitude when praised. Some people act as if humility means denying we're good at anything. If someone praises us — hey, great article! — we might get all Paul-like and say "No, it wasn't. It was meandering and sloppy. I'm a terrible wordsmith. My writing is a pile of dung." When I do that, I'm not only refusing a compliment, which is just mean, but I'm also denying the God who gave me that natural ability.8 A better approach is to reply with a sincere "thank you," along with a prayer of gratitude to the Giver.
Remember that humility is an action. Jesus "humbled himself" (Philippians 2:8). He became obedient to the plan God had for Him. If God has given us certain abilities — the ability to write, or to lead, or to build things with our hands or to teach children — then we humble ourselves by submitting those abilities to Him. We take action and find ways to use those skills and talents, not to draw attention to ourselves but to serve God and others. We put them to work in the church. We use them to help people outside the church. Either way, by loving people we're loving God.
Put others first. Philippians 2:3 says, "... consider others better than yourselves." The Message paraphrases this as "Put yourself aside and help others get ahead." The mindset here is a simple but profoundly countercultural one. At the center of it is the idea that you are more important than me. The results of this way of thinking — increased politeness, better understanding, patience and mercy and slowness to anger — are clearly reflective of Christ's love, and the kinds of virtues that improve any human relationship.9
Have I defeated pride in my life? Nope. Not by a long shot. But now, at least, I recognize that it exists. When it shows up, I'm convicted of it, and I'm learning ways to step over it as I continue the journey toward humility. I don't expect to ever get there, but on good days, I make progress.
Also, I cut off the mullet and replaced it with a receding hairline. Which means the pride-in-my-awesome-hair temptation is totally gone.
One step at a time."
d (:
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