I hold on tightly to my stuff. After all, it’s mine, right?
My possessions. My talents. My loved ones.
Mine, mine, mine.
I sound like a two-year-old, and my grip is just as tight.
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourself” (Philippians 2:3).
Do NOTHING out of selfish ambition – that’s out of my own goal or purpose, right?
Do NOTHING out of vain conceit – that’s futile self-importance, isn’t it?
So I’m called to do everything out of the opposite of those. Out of humility.
And just how do I accomplish that?
With 3 Open Truths:
- Have an open heart. A heart that’s gaping, exposed to the things of God, to what He is saying.
- Have an open mind. I need to be open to changing my mind about my pile of stuff – and all those other things I call “mine.”
- Have an open hand. I have to be ready to let go, to open up that fist and use whatever’s clenched there for good in someone else’s life.
May I live those three open truths today.
Linking up today with Michelle at Graceful for Hear it on Sunday, Use it on Monday.
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8 comments:
I love this post, Laura! It's so easy to forget that what's "mine" -- not just the things but also the people, spiritual gifts, time, and so on -- are not only given by God, but also, in reality, belong to Him.
yeah. so...the open hand? hard for me. thanks for the reminders.
It is like the monkey trap - if you hold onto your treasure with a closed fist you lose your freedom. It is hard to remember somedays to lossen your grip.
What a great plumb line - open heart, open mind, open hands.
Fondly,
Glenda
So true, but so hard for me to do!
Good, but tough words.
I love this quote, "I have held many things in my hands and lost them all. But that which I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess." Martin Luther
My husband and I just talked about this verse this weekend. I told him sometimes I feel like a big fat failed Christian for not living up to these verses!
AWESOME...i need to do this too!
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