Reflections of Joy: Gifts
- Joy Huebert
- Feb 15, 2016
- 1 min read
Pride – I’ve found this nemesis to be the most difficult foe to escape. Pride creeps in, even to the smallest recesses of my soul. It’s so natural to slip into. I don’t always recognize it and the disguise it wears often fools me.
One of the ways pride shows itself in a camouflaged state is in the receiving of gifts. I’ve often said that gifts are not my “love language,” but really in the receiving of gifts, there requires a state of humility. I must be subject to something that someone else deems right for me to have. It’s embarrassing to even admit this – but, I want control. I don’t want to be subject to other’s grace. What is that but pride. And, with this thought, I repent. For who am I that I would question a gift? And, would I question God in regards to His gifts? My heart breaks to this idea.
“Lord, forgive me for being prideful. When I receive a gift, whether from You Oh God, or from a friend, it is a humbling thing. The elusive trait of humility can be found even in the simplest act of receiving, with thanksgiving. To know that I am not an Island unto myself, but that I need You oh Lord, and I need the friends and family that You have blessed me with. So, I come on bended knee, willing to receive, whatever You deem best for my life. Amen.”
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