Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell
together in unity! (Psalms 133:1 NKJV)
Unity seems to be the most sought after
entity in many churches and Christian ministries, but in reality it seems to be
the least found. I believe humility
lived out in our lives may go along way in solving this dilemma.
Once I led a discipleship course in my
church, where we talked about things like, openness, honesty, and humility. In the midst of this course, on my job, I
told my supervisor a half-truth. A
half-truth is a whole lie. I repented
and made it right with God. Also, with
egg on my face, I told my supervisor that I had lied to her.
Not really the type of thing you would
like to write home to Mom about, but I felt like I should share it with my
class. I didn’t have to share it, as they were not a party to my dishonesty,
but I thought it might be a teachable moment.
Not one person got up and left the class when I told them. No one stayed home the next week from the
class because I had revealed my clay feet.
As a matter of fact, they seemed to like me better after I told them. Do
you know why? Humility always fosters unity. When we are open and honest about
are flaws, it speaks to the fact that no matter what our station in life, we
are all in this thing together. We are
all sinners in need of grace. In Christ
there are no big or little people. The ground is all level at foot of the
cross.
The next time you are tempted to hide
something of which you are not proud, at the right time and with the right
people, share it. You might be surprised how
good and pleasant it is when you walk in humility.
Ken
Barnes, the author of “The
Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing
Email:
kenbarnes737@gmail.com
website: https://sites.google.com/site/kenbarnesbooksite/
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