{"id":4144,"date":"2021-07-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2021-06-29T08:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:24:50","slug":"how-honoring-yourself-will-make-you-humble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/23\/how-honoring-yourself-will-make-you-humble\/","title":{"rendered":"How Honoring Yourself Will Make You Humble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> <\/strong>1 Chronicles 12-13 GW<\/a>; Luke 14 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self accolades precede humbling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus is talking about guests at a banquet who choose places of honor to sit.  Instead of sitting in the reserved section, sit in the cheap seats.  This way, if someone more prestigious than you is coming, you don\u2019t take their spot.  On the other hand, if you are an honored guest, the host will move you to the proper seat and everyone will witness the promotion to a better position.  (Luke 14:7-11 GW<\/a>)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pride, laziness, and the desire for honor are in direct contrast to what we need to follow Jesus\u2014chasing after Jesus requires humility, servanthood, and commitment.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t to honor ourselves; we\u2019re to glorify God.\u00a0 If God desires for us to take a different seat at the table, He\u2019ll let us know.\u00a0 Until then, we\u2019re to sit humbly and wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Jesus is telling us we have to choose.\u00a0 Our choice is simple:\u00a0 Jesus or not.\u00a0 We either believe Jesus and do as He says, or we don\u2019t.\u00a0 The decision is yours; God doesn\u2019t give room for indecisiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes or no.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close-ended questions are those that have a one-word answer: yes or no.  In between doesn\u2019t exist when it comes to Jesus.  You either say \u201cYes\u201d to Jesus, or you say \u201cNo.\u201d every time you say no, God grieves.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we choose to honor ourselves, God will humble us. If you have ever attended a party and taken the wrong seat, you know what Jesus means.  Public humiliation comes when the host asks us to move to a lesser spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When faced with a daily choice to honor yourself or Jesus, say \u201cYes!\u201d to Jesus.  Don\u2019t sit in a place not meant for you.  Humble yourself before God.  Take a seat of humility today.  Allow God to change your position if it\u2019s His desire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for reminding us of what happens when we place ourselves in a position not meant for us.  Forgive us for those times when we have tried to honor ourselves.  Help us to live humbly today.  When faced with deciding what seat to take, let us take the least, not the greatest.  As we strive to follow You, bless our efforts.  Help us learn from our failures, and in all things, honor You.  IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What seat are you taking today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles 12-13 GW; Luke 14 GW Self accolades precede humbling. Jesus is talking about guests at a banquet who choose places of honor to sit.  Instead of sitting in the reserved section, sit in the cheap seats.  This way, if someone more prestigious than you is coming, you don\u2019t… Continue reading How Honoring Yourself Will Make You Humble<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4144"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4150,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4144\/revisions\/4150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}