Walk Humbly With
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“He has showed you what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
For some of you the candidate of your choice in the recent election won. For some of you the candidate you voted for lost. Be humble and kind. For some of you this year has been filled with blessings and joys. For some of you the struggles of life have been intense this year. Be humble and kind. For some of you the celebration of wedding anniversaries has filled your life with gratefulness to share life with the one you love. For some of you the loss of your spouse has left you grieving and alone trying to live into this different life. Be humble and kind.
Tim McGaw sings the song, “Humble and Kind.” The last part of the song states – “When you get where you’re going, don’t forget turn back around and help the next one in line. Always stay humble and kind.” To be humble means to not focus on yourself and to be respectful to others. It is not talking about yourself or bragging about your own accomplishments and wonderful life. To be kind is to be gentle, caring, helpful, and considerate. It is being respectful of others and their feelings. It is caring about those who follow you on this journey and helping them through.
We live in a society that is quick to respond to any situation without putting thought into it. That is, without being humble and kind but choosing to share one’s opinion and view while being negative to the other person’s perspective. You do not need to agree with someone’s view, but you can be humble and kind. God requires us to love kindness and to walk humbly with Him. It is not an option but a requirement.
How we deal with the disappointments in life reflects who we are and how we live out our faith in Jesus. We want life to go the way we planned and based on the choices we believe to be right and appropriate. We interpret our faith based on our preferences. So, when life does not give us what we want, we complain, get angry at others and God. It has brought sadness to me to read some of the responses on social media from those who profess the Christian faith. Yes, we all have our opinions, but we first represent Jesus to the world. What comes out of our mouths comes from our hearts. If our hearts love Jesus then our words need to be humble and kind even when we disagree. It is good to be strong in our convictions but compassionate in our love for others.
When grief and loss encroach our path, compassion and kindness does not always come from those around us. Some people step farther away from us because they do not know how to deal with the emotions of grief. Some of the people who promised to be there for us have disappeared from our lives. Others want us to get over grief quickly and back to normal. Normal no longer exists for those who have experienced loss. Life is different. In grief, be kind and allow those who grieve to grieve in whatever way they need to. Grief has no time frame. We will grieve in some way the rest of our lives because we have loved deeply. We miss sharing life with our loved ones. We can still live and enjoy life, but there will always be a part of us that misses our loved ones.
Allow people to grieve. Don’t rush the journey. Don’t talk about yourself but be compassionate and listen to the one who is just beginning the journey of grief. Be humble. Listen not to respond and share your story but listen to the hurt so you can share compassion. Be kind.
Walk humbly with God. It is not about you. It is about God in you. It is God’s love. God’s strength. God’s compassion. God’s mercy. God’s grace. That is what is in you. God is the one who is walking with you through the joys and sorrows of life. Through the disappointments and the victories. Allow God to come through you to help others on the journey of life. Allow God to guide your thoughts, your words, and your actions.
Let’s be humble and kind.
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