James 4:10 (ESV)
“[10] “HUMBLE YOURSELVES” before the LORD, and HE WILL EXALT YOU.”
Having our own frailty laid bare by our CREATOR isn’t something that most people would readily volunteer for, especially when it is totally beyond their control! Whenever the phrase “HUMBLE YOURSELVES” is contemplated, it usually has some limitations that limit our realm of “exposure” to the entire world???
Although the journey that I have been assigned hasn’t been the easiest on record, it certainly hasn’t been the worst. My VERY limited recollection of the Brain Hemorrhage wasn’t totally REVEALED to my recollection, I can remember some things rather vividly.
One of those things was in the Rehabilitation Hospital during my recovery. My faithful wife was always by my side, and one day she brought my “bed sore” (on my sacrum) to the attention of my therapist. They told her to have me lie down on the bed in the middle of the exercise room and a curtain was drawn around me so my wound could be examined. The bottom line is, today I doubt that I would as readily comply with the request, but I was still not able to “be proud” at the time and I did as I was told!!!
The most important thing that needs to be revealed is that GOD HAD me “in a place” where any inhibitions were non-existent at the time, HE HUMBLED me with very little effort!!! HE can do whatever HE CHOOSES, whether it fits our plans or not!!! When HE SAYS to HIS servant “HUMBLE YOURSELVES”, HE isn’t in the habit of giving us a lot of warning!!! I am STILL learning to “HUMBLE YOURSELVES” before a HOLY GOD, because HE DOESN’T NEED MY APPROVAL TO DO ANYTHING!!!