Seek Out Humility
I finished the book over the weekend. I don’t believe I’ve read a book so easy to read with so many compact nuggets of truth. This was truly an easy and enjoyable read, but goes without saying don’t consider reading a book on humility if you don’t care to be humbled. That I have been in my reading of this book. I will just point out some impacting highlights. I believe the whole book to be of great value and one that should be meditated upon, not just read, I am going to give points of the chapters which most touched me.
These are the chapters I found most helpful.
9. Study the attributes of God.
The emphasis which I must keep focused on lest I think I am something, is to study the attributes of God and not only God himself but also the cross.
10. Study the doctrines of grace.
Nothing so puts man and God into perspective as to take the focus off of man and place it properly upon God, it is an assault on our ability, our self decieved goodness, and it places control, purpose, and power, in God’s sovereignty.
11. Study the doctrine of sin.
We must never get so comfortable with our own sin that we do not see it, we must study it and know it, as we study sin and this doctrine the cross itself becomes all the more precious. The need for our savior becomes all the more clear.
14. Identify evidences of grace in others
This one was one that someone like myself needs to definitely meditate upon. As we learn at FCC it is often said that modus operandi for sinful men is to “Justify Self” and “Blame Others.” This section of the book put me to my knees in my lack of identifying evidences of Grace in all people, and confronted the pride in me.
16. Invite and pursue correction.
This was eye opening and as he related this to small groups. It is one thing to sit in a room and bear the burdens of others, or even listen to them but it is another thing to take the time to pursue correction. This is a full on assault of pride and a healthy searching out of humility, very strong words in this chapter, one point is to come to the realization that you need God’s people to see the faults you have, that you are blind to in your own pride, not that everyone has 20/20 vision when it comes to your faults but that you genuinely seek out corrections and reproofs in order that you may be further sanctified and further humbled before God.
17. Respond humbly to trials.
This is the part which is always strong, but to change operation from your sin nature to the new nature, and from the transforming of the mind in Romans 12:2 be different, be Christ like.
Needless to say there are many more worth while chapters but these things bring a humbling to your spirit, and now to seek after them in prayer, and in life, I pray God grant it.
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