Pride and Humiltiy

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Pride and Humility Enjoying the Bible

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Table of Contents

Foreword (3)

Pride (4)

Humility (5)

Rest (6)

Disobedience (7-8)

Submission (9-10)

Spiritual War (11-12)

Contentment (13-14)

Spirituality (15)

Persecution (16-17)Sicknesses and Diseases (18)

Discipline (19-21)

Conclusion (22)

Note from Author (23)


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Foreword

I am a Christian beginning to realize that God is my loving

Father in heaven as proven by the death of Jesus the Christ,His only Beloved Son.

In the unfolding pages, all negative connotations have been

made in reference to me. I do not speak for or of others.

This is a result of personal experiences and observations. This

is by no means a sermon of any sort nor does it serve to

generalize the Christian experience. I am no Bible teacher orpastor. I am the beloved child of God getting to know (as a

privilege) Him as a loving Father.

If you have been blessed by this e-book, let all the glory and

praise redound to my loving Father in heaven in Jesus Name.

If you find anything amiss, let God judge my heart.


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Pride

God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

[Proverbs 3:34,James 4:6,1 Peter 5:5].

Gods grace is found in His wonderful plans for me. Those

plans are concealed in the circumstances He has allowed in my

life. Hence, when I stop trying to be a smart aleck by insisting

on having things my way, but humbly allow those

circumstances to fully unfold, I find that Gods favours have

been in those same circumstances all the time. I dont try to

interfere mid-way when all odds seem to be against me.
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Humility

Humility is to acknowledge that God knows far more and better

what to do with my life. Acknowledge God in all my ways (i.e.my entire life) and let Him direct and make straight and plain

my paths. [Proverbs 3:6]. Therein I find my rest. And rest finds

grace. [Genesis 6:8].

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Rest

Rest is letting Gods wonderful plans unfold in accordance with

His impeccable timing. I fret not over the reason for thosethings not happening according to my expectations. I just know

that God is working all things (both good and bad) together for

my good. [Romans 8:28]. By doing so, I can come to the place

where I can say, What others meant for evil; God meant it for

my good.[Genesis 50:20].
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Disobedience

It is logically simple. God is not an author of confusion. [1

Corinthians 14:33]. There is nothing fanciful or mysteriousabout it. I resort to spiritual hype when I dont accept Gods

plans in my life.

God says what is happening in my life right now is good for me.

He says, This is good for you. But I say, No God! I dont want

this. I think that is better for me. I want that!
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Then I fast, pray, read Bible and do all kinds of spiritual stuff in

the hope that God will relent. God says, What I have planned

for you to happen in My time is the best for you. [Jeremiah

29:11]. Period.

But I insist. It cannot be! Are You sure or not? Didnt You

promise to give me all things?!? I continue with my

spiritualism only to find myself feeling frustrated and

discouraged.
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Submission

When I submit to His Sovereign loving plans by letting

circumstances take their God-chartered path, I find good thingshappening in and around me! Those things are so important to

me. But I never realized just how important they are to me.

Thank You Father God for showing me!

At the same time, I come to realize that those other things

which once seemed so good for me to have would actually do

me more harm than good. In the day you eat of it, you shall

surely die [Genesis 2:17].

My Father God will never give me things He knows will

eventually harm me. [Matthew 7:11]. He gives me only good

things. I find the meaning of Romans 8:32 here. I have

expected the good things to be whatever I wanted. The things

which look good to have in the natural may not be good for me.

At least not at the time I wanted them.

John 6:60, AMP, This is a hard anddifficult andstrange

saying (an offensive and unbearable message). Who can stand

to hear it? [Who can be expected to listen to such teaching?]

John 6:61, AMP, But Jesus, knowing within Himself that His

disciples were complaining andprotesting andgrumbling about

it, said to them: Is this a stumbling block andan offense to you?[Does this upset and displease and shock and scandalize

you?]

John 6:66, AMP, After this, many of His disciples drew back

(returned to their old associations) and no longer accompanied

Him.
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2 Timothy 4:3-4, AMP

3For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure)

sound andwholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for

something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather tothemselves one teacher after another to a considerable number,chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors theyhold,

4And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off intomyths andman-made fictions.

Being mindful of God love for me preserves me from the

adversary who operates through all sorts of manipulations. [2

Peter 3:16].

Now the serpent was more subtleandcrafty than any living

creature of the field which the Lord God had made.[Genesis

3:1].

The good things that God gives me provide immense

satisfaction. The very same kind of satisfaction that I have been

pursuing through the means I once thought could help me

attain it. It is that kind of satisfaction that gives me contentment.

[1 Timothy 6:6-12]. And contentment gives me peace. Not as

the world gives does Jesus give to me. [John 14:27]. And that

peace gives me rest. In rest I find more grace as I allow God

the full right of way in my life. It starts with a baby step.

Only then will I understand the good and perfect purposes He

had for me from before the foundation of the world. [Romans

12:2]. It is by going through His wonderful plans; not around

them (i.e. bail out). [Luke 22:42]. It entails waiting. But let

patience do its thorough work. [James 1:4].
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Spiritual War

It is during this waiting window that the adversary launches his

full-fledge attacks. The adversary stirs, Can it really be thatGod has said He loves you? [Genesis 3:1]. I say. Yes! The

death of His only Beloved Son as Jesus the Man on the Cross

is the conclusive proof! The devil goes on, Really? Look at

what is happening in your life right now. You call that love? If

He really loves you, you would not be in this mess! [Genesis

3:5]. You must do something about it, the devil adds.

Then the Parable of the Sower comes to my mind. It is a test of

my conviction. It is about how I perceive the integrity of God.

Matthew 13:18-23 AMP

18 Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:

19While anyone is hearing the Word of the kingdom and does not

grasp andcomprehend it, the evil one comes and snatches away what

was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the roadside.

20As for what was sown on thin (rocky) soil, this is he who hears theWord and at once welcomes andaccepts it with joy;

21Yet it has no real root in him, but is temporary (inconstant, lasts but a

little while); and when affliction ortrouble or persecution comes onaccount of the Word, at once he is caused to stumble [he is repelledand [j]begins to distrust and desert Him Whom he ought to trust andobey] andhe falls away.

22As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word,but the cares of the world and the pleasure anddelight andglamouranddeceitfulness of riches choke andsuffocate theWord, and it yields no fruit.

23As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the Word andgrasps andcomprehends it; he indeed bears fruit and yields in one casea hundred times as much as was sown, in another sixty times as much,

and in another thirty.
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The wilderness temptations of my Lord Jesus Christ spring

forth.

Matthew 4:1-11 AMP

Then Jesus was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness(desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil.

2And He went without food for forty days and forty nights, and later Hewas hungry.

3And the tempter came and said to Him, If You are Gods Son,command these stones to be made [loaves of] bread.

4 But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live andbeupheld andsustained by bread alone, but by every word that comesforth from the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on a turret(pinnacle, gable) of the temple sanctuary.

6And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; forit is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bearyou up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written also, You shall nottempt, test thoroughly, or try exceedingly the Lord your God.

8Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Himall the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence,preeminence, and excellence) of them.

9And he said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, ifYou will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage andworship me.

10 Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, Youshall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve.

The adverse circumstances highlighted by the adversary inbold, underscore and italics are at best circumstantial evidence.

All that put together cannot stand against the infallible andconcrete proof of Gods love for me; the death of His onlyBeloved Son as Jesus the Man on the Cross.
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Contentment

The Bible advocates contentment.

1 Timothy 6:6, AMP,[And it is, indeed, a source of immense

profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that

contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency) is

great andabundant gain.

The Apostle Paul learnt how to be contended.Philippians 4:11,

AMP,Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want,

for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the pointwhere I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I

am.

Philippians 4:7, AMP, And Gods peace [shall be yours,

that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through

Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content

with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace]

which transcends all understanding shall garrison andmount

guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Rest and peace come from being contended with what God has

given me at every station of every stage in my life.

If my KPIs for contentment are the same as those of the world,

then something is amiss. For my Lord Jesus said, You are in

the world but not of the world. [John 15:19, AMP].

My Lord Jesus said in John 14:27 that He has given and

bequeathed to me His peace. He gives not as the world gives.

[John 14:27, AMP].
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And again inRomans 12:2, AMP,Do not be conformed to this

world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external,

superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the

[entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its newattitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the

good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing

which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

I can prove or experience the good, acceptable and perfect

purpose of God for me only when I allow His plans to fully

unfold according to His impeccable timing! Stop throwing

tantrums to get Him to relent.

Is this a hard and difficult message that is too great for me to

bear? [John 6:60, AMP].

John 6:66, AMP, After this, many of His disciples drew back

(returned to their old associations) and no longer accompanied

Him.

Will I fall away when I know that Jesus is not the talisman or

ATM?

1 Timothy 4:1, AMP, But the [Holy] Spirit

distinctly andexpressly declares that in latter times some will

turn away from the faith, giving attention to

deluding andseducing spirits and doctrines that demons teach.

You mean He is not my meal ticket for life? Gosh!

1 Timothy 6:5, AMP, And protracted wrangling andwearing

discussion andperpetual friction among men who are corrupted

in mind and bereft of the truth, who imagine that godliness or

righteousness is a source of profit [a moneymaking business, a

means of livelihood]. From such withdraw.
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Spirituality

If I am motivated to do all the spiritual stuff to get God to give

me what I think is good for me to have, then I am just kickingagainst the goads. It will eventually lead me to fall away or beexploited.

But if I allow Him to do what He alone knows is best for me,then my trust in Him can only grow as I allow His lovingpurposes to shine forth in His appointed time.


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Persecution

Will there be mocking and ridicules, even to the point of being

ostracised? I can bet my last dollar on it. For Gods wisdom isfoolishness to the world. [1 Corinthians 1:18]. And the worldswisdom is foolishness to God:

1 Corinthians 3:19-23

19 For this worlds wisdom is foolishness (absurdity and stupidity)with God, for it is written, He lays hold of the wise in their [own]craftiness;

20And again, The Lord knows the thoughts andreasonings ofthe [humanly] wise andrecognizes how futile they are.

21So let no one exult proudly concerning men [boasting of

having this or that man as a leader], for all things are yours,

22Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter), or the universe

or life or death, or the immediate andthreatening present or the

[subsequent and uncertain] futureall are yours,23

And you are Christs, and Christ is Gods.Gods blessings come with irritation and duress. [Mark 10:29-

30]. But they add no sorrows. [Proverbs 10:22].

The irritation and duress come from the opinion of others who

do not approve of what is being said and done. This isbecause those things are not in line with they think and feel

should be the case. It is the stand they adopted. I respect

that.

The add no sorrows arises from the quiet assurance that God

has my back covered. When I persevere and experience for

myself the goodness of God in my life, the joy is unspeakable.
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So which is of material importance? It is a no brainer.

God promised that even if my father and mother should desert

me, He shall never forsake me. [Psalm 27:10,Hebrews 13:5].

Hebrews 13:5 is so good that I must list it here:

Let your characterormoral disposition be free from love of

money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly

possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances

and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will

not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you

without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any

degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down

(relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]

So why should I be bothered about having the approval of

others? It insulates me against manipulations of all sorts. It is

Gods plans for my life! God made everyone unique. So His

plans for every individual are correspondingly unique. Toexpect uniformity in His plans for everyone is not even logical,

let alone biblical.

Furthermore, Who shall bring any charge against Gods elect

[when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right

relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or

impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits

us?][Romans 8:33].
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Sicknesses and Diseases

Does God fulfil His plans through sicknesses, diseases and

infirmities? From personal experience, yes. But those thingsshall pass away.

Once, Jesus was asked:

John 9:1-7

As He passed along, He noticed a man blind from his birth.

2

His disciples asked Him, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or hisparents, that he should be born blind?

3 Jesus answered, It was not that this man or his parents sinned,but he was born blind in order that the workings of God shouldbe manifested (displayed and illustrated) in him.

4 We must work the works of Him Who sent Me andbe busywith His business while it is daylight; night is coming on, when

no man can work.5As long as I am in the world, I am the worlds Light.

6 When He had said this, He spat on the ground and made clay(mud) with His saliva, and He spread it [as ointment] on themans eyes.

7And He said to him, Go, wash in the Pool of Siloamwhich

means Sent. So he went and washed, and came back seeing.

What do you yourself say to that? [Mark 8:29].
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Discipline

My loving Father God disciplines me by not giving me what Iwant because He knows better that those things that I want will

do me harm. He is training me to accept that truth.

God loves, not spoils. He is bringing me up as His beloved child,

not spoilt brat!

To be disciplined by God is to learn to surrender my wilfulness

(i.e. insisting on having what I think is good for me to havewhenever I want). I recall Eve thinking to herself that theforbidden tree was desirable to make her wise [Genesis 3:6].

The Fall was preceded by what Eve thought was good forher and Adam to have! Sin was not yet present [Romans5:12,19]. It was wilfulness! What I think is better than whatGod thinks.

Think about that! Repentance!

The Apostle Paul surrendered his wilfulness as evident fromthe thorn in his flesh.

He was given a thorn in his flesh. He pleaded with the Lordthree times that it might depart from him [2 Corinthians 12:8,NKJV].

There are many schools of thoughts on his thorn of flesh. Tome, what it was is not as important as the purpose for which myLord Jesus had given it to him.

The Apostle Paul realized the purpose it served in his life, Andlest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance ofthe revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, amessenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted abovemeasure.[2 Corinthians 12:7, NKJV].
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He humbly accepted Gods arrangements in his life. This is thepunch line!

And what did my Lord Jesus tell Paul, And He said to me,My

grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect inweakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in myinfirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. [2Corinthians 12:9, NKJV].

From these few passage of scriptures, I finally understood whatis meant by God resists the proud, but gives grace to thehumble. [James 4:6,Proverbs 3:34, NKJV].

I am proud when I:1. Insist that God must give me what I want, when I want,

2. Foolishly think I can hold God ransom by repeating His

promises like a broken record without accepting His

Sovereign plans in my life.

I am humble when I accept what He has given me in my life

after several unanswered prayers. Even the Apostle Paul

prayed three times against his thorn.

I am reminded of Gods wonderful promises as testimonies of

His integrity. These testimonies help me to stand my ground

when allowing His plans to come to fruition. [Ephesians 6:13].

I believe I am missing the mark when I imagine I can hold Him

ransom to give in to what I think is good for me.

Galatians 6:7, AMP, Do not be

deceived anddeluded andmisled; God will not allow Himself to

be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere

pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set

aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude

God.] For whatever a man sows, that andthat only is what he

will reap.
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Matthew 11:15, AMP, He who has ears to hear, let him be

listening andlet him considerandperceive andcomprehend by

hearing.

Faith comes from hearing the integrity of God so that I can trust

Him enough to manage my life for me. [Romans 10:17]. God

sent His only Beloved Son to die as Jesus the Man on the

Cross to prove to me that He can be trusted. [Romans 5:8].

I can trust Him because He loved me that much!
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Conclusion

Only my loving Father God knows what is truly best for me.

When life is at my call, I walk really small.

But when my life is at Gods call, I stand mighty tall.

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Lee Kah Wor

And that motivates me to want to know God more as my loving

Father. As I get to know Him better, I know myself better. [2

Corinthians 3:18]. For I was made in His image. [Genesis

11:26].
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Note from Author

Anyone can interpret the scriptures in favour of an adopted

stand [2 Peter 3:16]. I find that the only constant in the Bible isGods love for me. I find the love of God is beyond any doubt

the crimson thread running through the Bible from cover to

cover. Therefore, I have chosen to read and interpret the Bible

in the greater context of His love for me.

This is my personal conviction. This is how I enjoy my Bible.

This is my stand.When the Lord returns, He will weigh my stand according to my

heart [1 Samuel 16:7].

I am the beloved child of God that Jesus the Christ has made

me to be [2 Corinthians 5:21] in the process of getting to know

Gods love for me.

If you have been blessed by this literature, let all the glory andpraise redound to our loving Father God. If there is anything

you find amiss, let God judge my heart.

If you would like to support the declaration of Gods great love,

you can do soHERE.

This has been brought to you byEnjoying the Bible.

1 Timothy 4:13, AMP, Till I come, devote yourself to [public

and private] reading, to exhortation (preaching and personal

appeals), and to teaching andinstilling doctrine.
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Father God, You are good!

John 16:27, AMP, For the Father Himself [tenderly] loves

you because you have loved Me and have believed that I

came out from the Father.
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