Well, clearly I haven't done a good job of keeping this blog up to date! Unfortunately, or fortunately, I've been REALLY busy lately. I went home to Kansas City to see my family and friends, moved to a new house on the other side of campus, and have been spending lots and lots of time at church events and hanging out with friends, learning about God and this life he's given me. I finished reading Ezekiel, and if you haven't read it, you should! It's really incredible how God has brought us out of our sinful and helpless state to a place where we are free and clean and forgiven. So, needing something to read, I decided to move to the New Testament and started to read Matthew. I've been really enjoying reading Jesus' words and teachings and seeing how people reacted to him then and how I can apply that to my life now.
Matthew 18:3-4
"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
Humility has been addressed time and time again in many sermons that I've heard over the years, but it's never failed to convict me. Pride gets in the way of so many things that God wants for us, and until we can overcome pride and become humble like a child, then we're going to miss out on many of God's blessings. Just the other day, I was reading this passage in Matthew and it struck me again, how truly humble we're called to be.
But this isn't just because God says so, He calls us to this because he himself is humble. The bible says that Christ is gentle and humble in spirit. The God of the universe is humble enough to send his beloved son in human form to the earth. It's crazy to think about that.
It's also easy to think of ourselves as nothing compared to God. God is GOD. He made the universe. We are definitely very very small compared to him. But what about other people? Are we thinking of ourselves as less than those around us? Or are we keeping others down, even unintentionally, so that we are seen as better, or even more popular? I know I struggle with thinking that if I have nothing in common with someone, it's okay to just not reach out and befriend them. If you dig deep enough, there is always something you have in common with whoever you meet. Some people more than others, but showing Christ's love doesn't mean just saying hi and walking away. It means really having tough maybe awkward conversations that really show them that you're interested in who they are and what they think. It means talking to them enough to share life and share the Good News with them.
So no matter how crazy life gets, it's not our story that's the big picture. Much love amigos!
