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Matthew chapter 23, verse 12.

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled.

And whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

This verse just provokes me to pray for humility, something that is not

natural for me. I don't think it's natural for any of us. Like this goes against the grain

of our sinful nature that is focused on ourselves, that is constantly tempted to think about ourselves.

I see this in my own life. I am tempted in daily conversations to turn conversations in a way that

will be favorable toward me, to think about what can I do in a way that will be favorable toward me to think about what can I do in a way that will

help my standing in somebody else's eyes and just to realize no no no no don't do that

whoever exalts himself will be humbled but whoever humbles himself will be exalted so to pray for for humility, I remember C.S. Lewis in his chapter on pride in mere Christianity,

which is, it is an excellent chapter.

But he talks about humility is this almost great unattainable trait.

Like we pray and pray and try and try for humility. And once we get there,

we're proud of it. And we have to start all over. Like humility is hard to really, but it's the

essence of what it means to follow Christ, to really deny yourself, to take up your cross, to die to yourself and say, I want my life to be about

you alone, Jesus. I want everything. Instead of thinking in conversations, how can I turn this in a way

that's favorable toward me to think in conversations? How can I turn this in a way that's favorable

toward you? Glorifying to you for my daily drive to be.

Not how can I get ahead, but how can I cause Christ to be supreme in my life and other people's

lives around me? I'm zealous for what people think, not about myself, but what they think

about Jesus. So, God, I pray for this kind of humility.

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