Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)
Each day, each moment of the day, we get to choose to be positive or negative. We choose victory or defeat. In essence, we have the power to act and react in a way that draws others to Christ. It is our calling, “With loving kindness have I drawn thee” (Jeremiah 31:3b). The recipe for success is humility. First we must submit ourselves to Christ and resist the devil. We must decrease. Beware, for when the ego (our identity) is threatened we are tempted to defend it. Although, when we choose the seat of humility, there is no need to do so, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up (James 4:10). “What does this counsel mean? It means, first exercise humility. We do well to interpret a text by its connection: now the connection here is /God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.’” It’s a win, win if we will only submit. GiGi❤️
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