Verse of the Day - 1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. ~ 1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)

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One of the hardest things for us to do is to humble ourselves before God. We want to make excuses for ourselves..."it was them who made me do such-and-such." We want to compare ourselves to others..."well, I'm not as bad as that person." We want to bargain with God..."if you just fix this, I'll never do that again." But we need to just stop the excuses, stop the comparing, stop the bargaining. Instead, we really need to humble ourselves before God.

We are fallen. We are needy. We are helpless. Let's humble ourselves and admit all that to God. Let's lay ourselves at His feet and seek the healing and restoration that we need so badly from the One -- the only One -- who can help us. When we let go of all the baggage we're trying to carry into the throne room of God, His Word says He will be faithful to lift us up.

Humility before God = restoration from God.

Love,
Joelene