After a six month “break” (more like I was lazy and I forgot I even had a blog), I thought it might be a good time to return back to blogging.  A lot has happened since my last post, but instead of catching you up with my latest activities, I thought I would share with you what God has been teaching me.

I just got back from serving with Inner City Impact.  A group from our church’s high school group went down to minister for a week.  As always, it was great being back at ICI.  Whenever I step into those doors, I feel like I have entered a home away from home.

While preparing for this trip, our group read through C.J. Mahaney’s ‘Humility.’  What a challenging and encouraging text.  I have never studied the attribute of humility before in such depth.  One of the things I found interesting is that so many people today (including myself) try to come across humble so they look more righteous or justifiable.  Which totally defeats the purpose of being humble.  Funny how that works…  How many times have I acted in a certain way just so that people would perceive me as humble?  The times are countless.  Being confronted with this reality made me become more aware of my motives.  Are my intentions to please others and myself, or is it to glorify Christ?  When you recognize the true power and holiness of our Lord, you can’t help but fall prostrate in full adoration.  How I long to daily fix my eyes on the Lord, so that I may come to a true sense of humility and sense of awe and wonder of our King.  Being humble doesn’t necessarily mean to lower or devalue yourself.  We are still made in His image — we are children of God.  But to be humble simply means to lift Christ to a higher place and to acknowledge Him for who He really is.

When I survey the wondrous cross

On which the Prince of Glory died,

My richest gain I count but loss

And pour contempt on all my pride

Humbled,

Elle

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