Category Archives: Humility

Mycal: A Haughty Spirit

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I recently found myself studying the little the Bible says about Michal, one of King David’s wives, and it makes me realize how easy it is to miss out on God’s blessings.

Michal’s husband jubilantly leaped and danced in the streets as he brought the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, the City of David (2 Samuel 6: 14-16). It was a victory worth celebrating. But Michal despised what she saw: the king of Israel – her husband – dancing and prancing in the streets, not fully clothed AND among the commoners. How dare he? After all, he was king of Israel.

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When David arrived home, Michal sarcastically said, “…how glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovered himself!” (20).

I understand her thoughts. The reality is she was a woman operating in the flesh. She allowed haughtiness to rise up. She couldn’t see pass the fact that she was daughter of a former king and now married to a king, and the latter was carrying on in such a fashion. She didn’t step back and recognize that David’s dance to the Lord was coming from his spiritual connection with the Most High. God resists the proud (James 4:6).

Well, David let her know it was GOD who chose and appointed him BEFORE her father Saul. He essentially said he would dance even more enthusiastically – quite frankly, more vile than before – in praise to his God. The ark of the covenant had returned to their land and God was to get the glory!

Little did Michal know: David had actually returned to bless his household (20). But she missed out on that blessing. In fact, verse 23 says Michal never bore a child unto the day of her death. She was made barren! What a harsh punishment! But it shows that we sometimes don’t see things the way God sees them.

When we see someone jumping, running, shouting in a church service, do we know why? Do we look at them in distain because that’s not our way of worship? Do we know that person’s struggle…the fire, flood or tsunami endured? Do we know about the victory?

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The way you might feel led to worship God in a moment might be different from another person. God is judge. I believe everything should be done decently and in order, but let’s be careful to not cross lines because David was dancing unto the Lord and it was clearly acceptable in His sight.

Don’t look down on others…despise others and miss out on a blessing or even bring a curse upon yourself because of your perceptions.

GOD. Is. Judge.

Think on these things.

Growing in Christ,

Hadassah

Just ONE Belly Breakdown

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If you have never had your belly breakdown on you, perhaps you are not human.

Let’s be real: you’ve had AT LEAST one belly breakdown in your life – right? At least one.

Look, in recent weeks, I’ve been focusing more on allowing God to be glorified in my life as opposed to me. Trust me, it is EASY to glorify self. Just think about it the next time you take a “selfie.” It’s ALL about you. Let’s be real. And of course, you are entitled to do as you wish.

Whether you are the head of a nation, the CEO of a company, the richest kid in your class, someone who is making minimum wage, black, white, living in the suburbs or the inner city, we all are but flesh and blood. In fact, Job 19: 26 says, “And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God…” It’s a riveting description and some might see it as offensive, but it’s reality. The rich, the poor and the middle class all meet at the cemetery. It’s that one, common meeting place. “For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return”  ~ Genesis 3:19.

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There is no doubt that one sickness, one disease, one accident…one belly breakdown and human beings could easily be humbled. However, I implore you to not wait for something drastic to happen to become humble. Choose today to recognize that your beauty, your hot body, your Louis Vuitton bag, those red bottom Christian Louboutin shoes, that Ivy league university degree, the money in the bank, your swag…they all shall come to nothing at some point.

As we are in the final month of the year 2019, standing on the precipice of not only a new year, but a new decade, let us seriously think about the importance of humbling ourselves in the sight of the Lord. One belly breakdown is enough to remind us that this body could easily disintegrate. Hence, don’t get caught up in the things of the world and of the flesh and forget that the breath in your body is not yours.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Mark 8:36.

Growing in Christ,

Hadassah

The Difference a Day Makes!

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Yesterday at this time, I was sitting in the boardroom at work with the country’s chief, the Minister of Education and Permanent Secretary as a member of my organization’s senior management team. The prime minister had just completed a tour of the organization and we were chatting, laughing and updating him, followed by light refreshments.

Today, I am lying on my mother’s couch, not long ago having returned from the doctor. My body is in a totally different zone. It is the second such episode of this nature in less than a year. I won’t go into details, but I didn’t have the best of nights and needed special assistance throughout the night and morning. Had I been in this condition yesterday, I would have certainly not been able to robustly participate in such an important visit.

Yesterday’s strength is like a vapour and I rest here on this couch BUT for the grace of God! Yesterday, I felt so full of life! It makes me ponder on the fact we are BUT flesh and blood. It is so important to not boast in our own natural strength. People have dropped dead on the job or woke up fine and by evening have been hospitalized. There is even the story of a young man who fainted during a basketball game and today is a quadriplegic. I am reminded of the text in James 4 v 14 which says, “…for what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vainisheth away.”

I encourage you today to humble yourself before the Lord because, “…in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17 v 28). We are but dust and to dust we shall return: black, white, educated, illiterate, poor, middle class, rich….it does not matter. Think not that you exist on your own accord. We cannot take another breath unless He gives us power.

Think on these things.

Growing in Christ,

Hadassah