Gen: Ugh, these people.
Matt - Ps -Prov
"Free received. Freely give" That's, sadly, harder for me than it should be. [Father, help me to recognize what I've received.] There has been progress over the years, but I still struggle with lack of generosity. Jim is so much better at that than I. Generosity with time or work isn't hard, but "stuff" generosity is. Maybe during this fast I'll get to the bottom of that and get it fixed.
The Psalm reading underlines the safety of generosity. The Psalmist says the Lord will keep the needy safe and protected.
I suppose there is some comfort in the Proverbs reading. I do seek wisdom. Interestingly, my work has shown examples of perceiving yourself as more spiritually mature/wise than you appear to others. If others can see this self-deception, how pitiful do we look to God?! The takeaway for me continues to be "Alice, you aren't such hot stuff."
...and then the struggle to own that despite that,God loves me. Round and round I seem to go, huh?
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