The Humility of Fearing God
What does it take to be wise? The foundational characteristic needed to obtain wisdom is humility, which leads to the fear of the Lord.
What does it take to be wise? The foundational characteristic needed to obtain wisdom is humility, which leads to the fear of the Lord.
Do you know who God is? Deuteronomy 2 shows that knowing God is key to obeying Him out of trust and reverential awe.
On his missionary journeys, Paul encountered many kinds of people. He had to be able to relate to them all in order to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.
Insight and knowledge go hand in hand with practical righteousness. The book of Proverbs shows us how the fear of the Lord leads us to walk in wisdom.
Why is it so difficult to sustain a reverential and humble attitude toward God? It is because, embedded in our fallen human nature, there is a clash between two opposing value systems.
Sometimes our minds are divided between putting our hope in the things of this world and putting our hope in God, but we must trust Him. He knows all and has given us everything.
It’s hard to be humble. It’s even harder to be humble in the face of success and growing recognition or power as a leader.
A key leadership attribute is humility, and from the example of Jesus, we see that true humility means focusing our eyes on God, allowing Him to lift us up in due time instead of seeking honor for ourselves.
Gratitude is a choice, not a feeling. Ken Boa teaches on the importance of a gratitude mindset, and how we cultivate it: by remembering God’s faithfulness and goodness in the past, His benefits in the present, and His promises for the future.
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