Humility

Hey Girls! Happy Monday!

Don't ask why, but I now love Sunday nights and Monday mornings.

I love knowing that everything in my house is as it should be on Sunday night...and that on Monday morning there is structure back in my day to give me that discipline that I lack (or am able to let go of) during the weekend! :)

I hope your weekend was awesome, and granted you that well-deserved rest before hitting a busy week!

Proverbs 11
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2 Pride leads to disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Isn't this completely opposite of what society tells us? In the world, pride may look like wisdom. It may even look like self-confidence or self-worth. But in the end, pride always comes before the fall.

When we are dealing with our families this week, remember that humility goes a long way. It softens hearts; it allows for gentleness to be expressed; and it keeps the "collateral" damage to a minimum.

Humility is also honored by the Lord, and it is He who is able to take your humble heart and make its affects stretch to the ends of your world.
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I "love" the next string of verses. I don't mean "love" as in, "these are awesome, encouraging, pick-me-up verses," but I love that the Lord is gracious enough to give us direct instructions on what being godly looks like...and what it doesn't.


3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
(omit v. 4)

5 The godly are directed by honesty;
the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

7 When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
for they rely on their own feeble strength.

8 The godly are rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.

9 With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

10 The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed;
they shout for joy when the wicked die.


The contrast between the wicked and godly is strong and sharp. It cuts the population in two, and everyone knows it. Even the "whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; they shout for joy when the wicke die."

In our society, the line between wicked and godly has a lot of grey in it. We give ourselves permission to see degrees of grey in our own lives, because our sin may not be "that bad." Our sin may not be as blatent as our friend's, our child's, or our spouse's sin.

And yet, we are called to be humble in that comparison.

You see, the two go hand in hand. We are to stand for the righteous acts of the godly, but we are to cheer for the humble hearts with even more passion.

I think as mommies, and as mentors to younger women, this is key in raising the next generation.

We know they are born with limited wisdom, and we teach them to recognize right from wrong, but do we teach our babies to love humility, to defer to others, and to love others more than themselves?

Then as the "older woman," do we demostrate this to them in our actions? Are we being wise, continually being shaped by His wisdom, loving humility, and loving others more than ourselves? For actions speak much louder than words.

This is my challenge to you today, as it is for my life, in ways you couldn't imagine!

Humility, grace, wisdom, righteous living, honesty, relying on His strength, and trusting in His plan for my life! That is on my plate today!

Love girls! Happy Monday!!

R