I wish I could tell you I am always good and never make a mistake. I wish. Reality is that I fail daily. Yep, daily. It’s terrible. No matter how good I am, there is always some bad in me.
Part of being human is understanding the bad parts of ourselves. Understanding that we will fail. No matter how hard I try to deny that I do bad things (which I do too often), I will always have to eventually admit that there are parts of me that are awful.
Don’t get me wrong, this blog isn’t all about how awful we can be. There are parts of me (and parts of you) that are amazing. There are attributes to us that God put in us – that God loves about us, that make us incredible creatures. We are God’s precious creation, one He is proud of.
But if we do not admit to ourselves and be brutally honest to ourselves and to God how awful we can be, then we cannot accomplish what we need to accomplish in this life. If we allow these sins, discretions, or mishaps to go on without working on them/correcting them – it can actually derail us. I don’t want to walk through life allowing pride to defeat me. What about you?
How do you and I defeat this foe called us? We use humility. We go to God and ask Him to not only forgive us, but to help us turn from our awful ways to become better people. If we live our lives on a culture of humility, very few things can get is down.
Paradoxical? Wouldn’t it be better if we were our own constant cheerleaders no matter what we do? In the world, maybe. But in the Kingdom, putting others first and allowing yourself to learn from your mistakes so you can grow is vital.
Don’t let your failures and sins get you so down you can’t get up. But don’t allow yourself to take those mistakes so lightly that you decide not to acknowledge them. Repentance and humility are the best road!
“The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.”
Psalms 51:17 NLT
Be blessed, dear readers!
Boldly Radiant 
good word.
Thank you Josh! God bless!