I relate to your experience, TC. When I get my feelings hurt, it usually signals it’s time to do a heart-check, even if the hurt feelings feel “justified.” It’s a signal that, at the least, I need to forgive someone (and often myself too), and at the most, dig deeper into a new level of humility. Painful but profitable!

Important post, Lisa. Thank you for sharing.

Good advice, June. Either extreme means we might need to do a heart check! You’re right that there can be pride on either side of it. Outward behaviors can be so misleading; that’s why we never need to judge (a lesson I need to improve upon!).

“Making me look good or God?” – It also can be an uncomfortable question to ask ourselves, yes? ha. But all the more reason we need to keep it at the forefront of our minds!

I always think of you, Floyd, when I write about humility. I appreciate your focus on it; I need that! Yes, it does transform a person from the inside out in the ways that matter the most.

I agree with you, Isa. It might have been a stumbling block for this to wear a name tag, and yet for someone else, it might have been a pride issue to NOT wear one. We never can know the reasoning in someone’s heart, but have to trust God with it. The beauty of Grace—yes, indeed!

It is a question that I don’t have a clear answer for; the answer seems to be so dependent on the situation and the person. So I’m still pondering it too, Susan. 🙂

Yes, it is a struggle, Sarah. And there are times when we share about someone else doing something good, then get praised ourselves for some periphery role; it can feel very awkward. The whole “letting your works be seen” so God can be glorified can also rub off on us, whether we want it to or not. Thankful that God knows our hearts…and forgives our hearts when they aren’t pure!