1 My heart is not proud, Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
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This one is a surprise to me. I often try to think outside the box with God. I try to see what others haven't thought of. In fact, Max and I have spent many a late night talking about God, and the things that can make your head hurt. Like.....there is an entire history of God that occurred before the bible begins. Lucifer has already been thrown out of heaven....those kinds of things. But, after reading this, I see the value in not trying to pry in deeper than my brain can grasp. I think God loves a simple person who is completely satisfied with him being their king.
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1 How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live together in unity!
We just started a short series that is talking about the need to live in community with other believers. I completely agree. Without the positive influence of others trying to live the same way as me....I will more easily be swayed by the ways of the world. Hence the blog! I love the influence. I love ya!
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you picked the only two verses that struck me at all, but your takes were so much better than I was coming up with! I couldn't agree more with the need for community. I especially need this time that we have turned into a way of life blogging to together. I love it and you. I hate when I miss my days her on the couch reading then jumping to the blog to see what you wrote or writing something myself.
ReplyDeleteI need to have some of those deep conversations with Luke like you do with Max. We tend to be much more surface level about things, I like how you have engaged him in discussions about faith. its a good model for me to follow.
knut