Comments on: A Journal Page of Pride

By: Barb Hegreberg

Barb Hegreberg — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:10:20 +0000

Powerful indeed!
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By: Barb Hegreberg

Barb Hegreberg — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:08:52 +0000

Sometimes raw, honest emotions can teach us so much. Thank you for sharing this!

By: Kym

Kym — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:13:50 +0000

The highlights you share from the book are illuminating – and it makes sense to me that the best way to pursue humility is indirectly. Thank you for sharing your experience in seeing that old journal page – it can certainly be uncomfortable to see our own failings, but as you say, the journal is meant only for your own eyes and if you learn and grow from it, it’s worth the discomfort. Visiting from IMM#19

By: Lauren Renee Sparks

Lauren Renee Sparks — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 20:47:54 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this!

By: David

David — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 22:18:44 +0000

In reply to Lynn D. Morrissey. Good point about Adam (person, man) and “ground” (which TIL is feminine in Hebrew!). There are also qualities in English like “grounded” or “down to earth”, which might not be that different from “humble”.

By: David

David — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 22:17:46 +0000

Very nice review!

Finding that page must have been a shock — it’s easy to spot other people being proud, not so easy to spot it when it rises up in oneself. I often think my insistence on finding my own path is a kind of pride — a refusal to submit —, but I don’t think I could be any other way. One definite sign of pride is when my inner voice takes on a kind of haughty tone when it tells me that “this time doesn’t count” or such-and-such a lapse was “perfectly understandable”. Forgiveness from the wrong side.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:09:26 +0000

wow what a story – timely too – and sounds like a great read. I have the book – it is Renovares book club selection but haven’t begun it. He has been on a few podcasts about the book so I do want to start it soon. He sounds like a humble man – amazing he is still learning….us too.

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:24:19 +0000

When we see humility in other people, it is most beautiful. It is as if they truly are unaware of the way God works in and through them. They don’t see their importance but value those around them as more important. I have often wondered if the Lord, in His grace and mercy, keeps them “hidden” from their own eyes so they remain humble and able to be used even more greatly for His glory and honor, and to the blessing of many. Beautiful post and I’ll be thinking about humility today for sure!

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 20:41:49 +0000

Lisa, I’m sure you know this, but just for the sake of discussion, the word human comes from the Latin humanus, meaning homo/man, and humble comes from the Latin, humus or humilis, meaning earth or ground. But in the Sanskrit their origins may be similar. So I got to thinking about how when one is humble, you are really low–you are on the ground, so to speak, bowed down before the Lord or others, though not doormat kind of low; and I also thought of how man was originally created from the dust (ground/earth). This would imply to me that humans are created to be humble. Anyway you can just put all that together, but I thought it was fairly interesting.
I love the idea of sharing journal entries publicly in an effort to help others. My purpose statement is “encouraging transparency,” and certainly sharing the deepest unbosomings of my heart from my journal with others, is one way to do that. However, I only do that after much prayer and with a sense of God’s leading, and not so as to reveal a dirty laundry list of problems or grievances. One must be discerning; and in that public disclosure, one has to be extremely careful not to harm others in the process. You’ve read my book, so you know I include some actual journal excerpts. Not only are they honest, but they have the ring of truth because they were written at the time of my struggles or joy. I think it’s important for Christians to share who they really are (ala James 5), and while I certainly continue to mask in public, I don’t like to wear masks across my soul as a rule. I always bear in mind there is a time and a place for disclosure. I shall look forward to learning how the Lord teaches you to be human!
xo
Lynn

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:58:33 +0000

Wonderful post, and more later:

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