Humility

Whew! Serious wake-up call for me the other day! I was attending my church Bible study, when I finally understood a concept that has been eluding me for as long as I can recall. The Bible tells us not to judge others... easier said than done - or at least that is what I chose to think. So, what if I have opinions about some people, who wouldn't... Right? WRONG!

Our teacher explained that the Gospel, or good news of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross, is for everyone ...

The beatitudes... As a kid I thought I was hearing "Be Attitudes," as though they were the attitudes of the person we are supposed to be. Not right on, but a good start. Beatitudes are actually declarations of blessedness or described as exalted happiness. That doesn't sound too bad! However, there was always one beatitude that I wasn't so sure of. One that I thought I didn't want to identify with.
Matthew 5:5 says, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." ...

So... It was the summer of 1992. A very "cool" group of people invited me out for lunch one afternoon. I was so surprised and excited to be included, they were the well-to-do, hip young crowd that everyone wanted to hang with. The "life of the party" types.

Until recently, I was broke and had been working two and three jobs to try to get by. For the last few years, I had no time to go out with friends and even if I had, I hadn't been able to afford any "extras." ...