As a young Christian I always hated that phrase "More of Him, less of me" too, because I thought the way God made us each so uniquely deserved to be celebrated, not diminished, and that He cared about who I am as an individual, not just one of the mass.
I thought humility meant not being allowed to acknowledge the things I'm gifted in, but I just love what you said: "To be humble is to rest in the beautiful knowledge that we are “glorious and excellent things” for no other reason than God has made us so, and what a gift. What a freeing opportunity to think of ourselves less so that we may enjoy ourselves more."
Anything artificial is less than excellent. I love what you said, "To be humble is to rest in the beautiful knowledge that we are “glorious and excellent things” for no other reason than God has made us so, and what a gift."
Wow! Thank you so much for this message. I needed it today.
SO pleased to hear that this encouraged you, Candace!
As a young Christian I always hated that phrase "More of Him, less of me" too, because I thought the way God made us each so uniquely deserved to be celebrated, not diminished, and that He cared about who I am as an individual, not just one of the mass.
I thought humility meant not being allowed to acknowledge the things I'm gifted in, but I just love what you said: "To be humble is to rest in the beautiful knowledge that we are “glorious and excellent things” for no other reason than God has made us so, and what a gift. What a freeing opportunity to think of ourselves less so that we may enjoy ourselves more."
Thank you so much for this!
Thank you for sharing, Madeleine! God's freedom is such a gift, and I just love how Lewis' work opens our eyes to it in new ways!
Anything artificial is less than excellent. I love what you said, "To be humble is to rest in the beautiful knowledge that we are “glorious and excellent things” for no other reason than God has made us so, and what a gift."
Amen!
Thank you so much, Krista! I'm glad you enjoyed it!