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Question: What does "It is humbling!" mean?

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mhykx:
Hi guys,

Ray wrote in part D of Myth of Freewill,

[Let me assure my readers that I do not make light of the profound heartache, pain, and misery that God inflicts upon humanity. I am not a newcomer, nor a novice to the arena of heartache, pain, and misery. I have on numerous occasions suffered very severe pain. I have been "one knock from death's door" more than once. I have lost my only son when he was but seven years old. Although I can justify God in all His dealings with His creatures, yet I cringe at many of the atrocities deemed necessary for His plan and purpose. Do you think that I am able to take in stride the cruel and evil beheadings by terrorists in Iraq?

"We read that, "Jesus wept" as He perceived the near-at-hand destruction of Jerusalem. And yet He fully knew that it was all of God His Father, and at the appointed time Jerusalem and its citizens would be starved, tortured, and utterly destroyed by the armies of Titus. I too weep over the present evils of this world and those yet impending.]

I have my own shares of experience of evil.  God subjected me, on a personal scale, to a failed relationship, witnessed the evil of disease that strucked my father and his eventual death, etc.  On a national scale, the evil of earthquake / christians and muslim conflict / fire that claimed many lives of my countrymen, the sad reality of starving children, poor health condition of a number of babies, etc.  I can't help but to cry sometimes.

The heartaches, tragedies, misfortunes, etc should truly humble us.  ALL OF US cannot do anything good to change the course of anyone's lives unless God has planned so.  We are helpless.  We are indeed nothing but clay in the hands of the great Potter.  God Almighty holds our furture.  By His mercy and grace alone we live and breathe.

Marlene:
Hi Just reading all this I am humbled.  I don't like to turn on the TV much. You , hear things that break your heart. Right, before coming in here God humbled me good. I had a sin in my life that I know , only God could have delivered me from. Little, did I know by this repentance and humbling that he was going to open my eyes and give me ears to hear. I knew, then that this was a great blessing. He gives us victory over sin, understanding of his truths and anything good or bad when he wants. It is not when we want it.

I did not know I was blind till then. I did not realize that I was trying to do things in my own power that I didn't even have. It humbles me just to know if God does not will it , I will not have it.

I tremble and pray to him, keep me humble lord, help me to stay on the right path. I cannot do it without you.

I too have had many trials in my life. I deal with physical pain every day, fight diabetes and other Health problems. Some days, when I think I can take no more he shows me he is able to hold me up. Without, him I would fall. My Husband and I have always had to trust God for our needs most of our married life of 30 years. Never, being wealthy, but having what we need . Some things we do not need. Counting them all blessings. Thankful he choose not to make us wealthy with money. That, can certainly become a trap for us. So, many trials it would take so long to tell.

I love these verses  Romans Chapter 9 verse `16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
II Corinthians Chapter 4  Verse 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
verse 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
verse 8 We are troubled on ever side yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair
verse 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken;cast down, but not destroyed.
verse 10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
Romans Chapter 8 verse 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulations, or distress, or presecution or famine, or nakeness, or peril, or sword.
This verse really comforts me and keeps me humble cause I know who keeps me and guides me.
Romans  Chapter 8 verse 37 Nay, in all these things we  are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
verse 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life nor angels nor principalities , nor powers, nor things present , nor things to come.
verse 39 Nor height, nor depth nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
This is our comfort, that world does not know of. When, storms hit they fall to pieces.
But, our Lord carries us through them. I am humbled by all those storms.
His Anchor Holds.

In His Love,
Marlene

judith collier:
Marlene, beautiful. Judy

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