We live i a world and generation that is so "Me" centered. Because I am a wrestling fan I can pick on the larger than life personalities there. Bret "The Hitman" Hart's catch phrase was "I'm the best there is the best there was the best there ever will be." Another thing we can look at is reality TV. We have people who are famous just for being famous. God calls his people to be different. Micah 6:8 "Now, O People, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." Before we get to the next verses I want to give you a contrast from the comic book world. Wolverine has a phrase he says "I'm the best there is at what I do and what I do isn't always pretty." Then you come to Spider-Man. Spider-Man is the most down to earth humble hero ever. "With great power there must also come great responsibility." One is claiming to be the best the other is shouldering responsibility that may not even be his and helping others. My friend Jonathan Malm has this book he wrote called Created For More and the first chapter is called Be Humble. I want to share this from the book. "Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It's thinking of yourself less. It's having an accurate picture of yourself and realizing it ultimately doesn't matter. Only what glorifies God matters. Humility is taking God seriously without taking ourselves too seriously." In 1 Peter 5:6-7 we find this "So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." In the Old Testament God referred to himself as "I Am". My friend Kathy Dickinson had this saying she told me. "I am not but I know I Am." See when my life ends all I've done doesn't matter what matters is did I glorify God.. Through all the Bible studies I've done I've always want the same thing and that's for me to be the most insignificant part and God and his word to be the most important.
Here's a challenge for you. "Whatever your outlet, create something intentionally horrible. And have fun doing it! Then share it with friends and family. Let them enjoy the atrocity." Let the exercise show you not to take things so serious.
