Perspective and Humility 🌅

You may have heard this before ...

I love the story of a sea captain who, while navigating his ship through a storm, found himself on a collision course with what he thought was a large vessel in the distance. He ordered the approaching vessel to alter its course ten degrees south. The reply came back: “Alter your course ten degrees north.” Incensed, the captain shot back, “Alter your course ten degrees south. This is the Captain! I am a battleship!” The reply came back: “Alter your course ten degrees north. This is ensign third class. I am a lighthouse!”

It's all about information, knowledge, perspective and attitude! It's not always best to presume that because you have control, might and a superior title, that you are right, dominant and don't need instruction or saving.

Be humble. Listen. Submit if appropriate. Be thankful. Alter your course to avoid collision.

The Bible teaches that those who are the greatest are those who are able to humble themselves and see themselves as the least of people (Luke 9v48).

We're instructed to serve one another humbly in love (Gal 5v13).

Also, in humility, to count others more significant than ourselves (Phil 2v3).

Pride is far more natural to us than humility, yet if we truly do want to be more like Jesus, then we need to become more aware of our pride and let it diminish in the light of his presence ... there we will find true safety and avoid all collisions.

Unlike flies, when attracted to that light which then unbeknownst to them, will zap the life out of them, ... the light that we should look to, is life itself.

Jesus said "I am the light of the world" and if we look to that light, we will have the light of life (John 812). What else need we, if we have Jesus? ... take the world but give me Jesus.

Jeremy Camp ~ Give me Jesus:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wS4JQi4dgvg&feature=share

Ingrid x