A Humble Heart

HONOR ~ my word for 2014.

I honor my Holy Father by wanting to glorify Him as I walk this earth.  My want is my desire to please Him in all that I am and all that I do.

Part of pleasing Him is to come to Him with a humble heart.  He has molded my heart and holds it.  The humility which it bears brings glory to Him only when I allow my self to bow before Him and to trust in Him in all ways.  This self called Linda needs to be on her knees, knowing that God is Almighty and she is not.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; 
You are not pleased with burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; 
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 51:16-17 NASB

Contrite:  broken, crushed  

Having this contrite heart may be painful, may be hard, but it also may come with trusting and having faith in my Creator.  It may happen when I let go of the stuff of me and be one of His.  Growing to be more and more like Christ brings humility.  I want that.  Very much!  

With what shall I come to the LORD 
And bow myself before the God on high? 
Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, 
With yearling calves?

Does the LORD take delight in thousands of rams, 
In ten thousand rivers of oil? 
Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts, 
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

He has told you, O man, what is good; 
And what does the LORD require of you 
But to do justice, to love kindness, 
And to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:6-8 NASB

Humbly:  modest, lowly, to be submissive

Taking the me out of the child of God gives me back the beginnings of my creation.  I was made for Him by Him.  I want to find that creation amidst the stuff of me.  And then I want to shed that stuff once I know it is not of God.  As I do that, I stand lower and modestly before Him without human fear, only reverential fear.  I am submissive in a positive way because He made me this way.  This kind of submission is a readiness to conform to the authority and will of God.  I would be meekly obedient, passive, yet not afraid.  He is my God and I am His to guide.  I want to yield to Him.

Father God, I am Yours and want to honor You in all ways, in Your way.  Continue to mold me into the child that You made me over six decades ago.  I want to be wholly Yours who honors You.  I love You and am Yours.  I lift this self up to You and know that as I seek Your face, I can become new once again.  Praying in Your Son’s Name.  Amen.

Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good.  Psalm 54:6