I think I have never been more challenged in my heart as I have now that I have a child. I have been challenged in my self-control, in my anger, in my pride, in my selfishness, etc.
The Lord is truly teaching me humility. There is so many times where Jesus has placed situations in my path to break my own will and seek out His. the hardest part is most of it is told and taught to me by my husband. There has been time after time since the stress of having a baby that I know that I know that he is right and all I want is for him to be wrong. I have been thinking a lot about Eph 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish."
My husband has been amazing at this. although it challenges me and my flesh MOST of the time. but so does Jesus when he confronts me in these things. so praise Jesus, the winds are blowing on this garden
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I just read your words and they speak to my heart in ways I cannot even begin to explain. God is always teaching me new lessons in humility they never seem to stop!
Thank you for sharing your words of comfort. The written words are the song of the heart and only those who truly know our Lord will ever be able to decipher it's true meaning.
God's ways are not our ways they are higher and so much greater. My Lord told me that I was leaving for Texas today when in the natural it is already past midnight and I am still here in New Jersey.
(long story) The first thought that crossed my mind is, but Lord your people will think that I do not clearly hear from you. Then as I laid trying to fall back to sleep trusting my God no matter what it looked like. God spoke to me these words...
The south winds blow to the north. I asked Him what that meant and he told me to look it up on Google which led me to your comment.
Our God is our father he alone leads. The lessons in humility for this small servant to learn to trust and submit will always be endless that I am quite sure of. He alone is God and NO man shall take glory in His name.
Though He slay me yet will I trust Him...thank you so much for taking the time to write what you did it really spoke to my heart. We are all in this together no man is an Island unto himself we really do need each other!!
Just to be able to have a child God has richly blessed you. Our children are a a heritage from the Lord and many of our greatest lessons come from parenting.
The most humbling of lessons come when the Lord uses our own children, or spouse to rebuke us in love for our own good to keep us humble and keep our ears open unto His perfect will.
Many blessings on you and your family~~
'-)
"Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up"
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