Humility Trumps!

Psalm 101:2  I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

HA!   If only this were true!  If only,  I walked within my house with a perfect heart.  How wonderful that would be not only for me but for my family.  I want my house to be a place where my family can relax, let their guard down and escape from the trials and temptations of the world.   I want my family to want to come home and be around me. I want to give them a soft place to fall.  I want my delight in the Lord obvious to them. These are all good desires.  

None of these desires, however,  will come to fruition overnight but if your delight is truly in the Lord and in pleasing Him, His desires for you will become your desires.  Immerse yourself daily in His word.  Allow it to take root in your heart through study and meditation...The word is the only thing that is necessary...it is the only thing that is needed.  I am going to say that again...The word is the only thing that is necessary.  It is the only thing that is needed. Little by little you will begin to see fruit. You will begin to surrender to the Spirit of God inside and you will be transformed. 

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. --2nd Corinthians 3:18

Yes it can be painful to draw near to God and see ourselves with all our dents, bruises and scrapes. Guess what..God already knows everything about us..He is never surprised. Our family is familiar with our shortcomings.  We are only deceiving ourselves when we refuse to draw near and repent. Pride keeps us from getting right with God at times and being who we need to be for our families. Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up.   Humility trumps!