Comments on: The "H" Factor http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/ with Mart De Haan and Friends Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:50:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dep7547 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/#comment-1019 dep7547 Sat, 17 May 2008 02:24:23 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=155#comment-1019 Absolutely! Humility must examine the heart that receives it with graciousness. I think one of the most beautiful messages that I have ever heard was about all of the emotions that David went through when he composed "Psalm 51". After Samuel had made it clear to David that God had allowed his own name to be defamed in order to instruct David in the way of righteosness--David had no choice but to tearfully write this psalm with Godly sorrow. That is the way I have come to understand the fear of the lord. It is not so much being afraid of punishment as it is having that gut-wrenching feeling that we have disappointed him. Absolutely! Humility must examine the heart that receives it with graciousness. I think one of the most beautiful messages that I have ever heard was about all of the emotions that David went through when he composed “Psalm 51″. After Samuel had made it clear to David that God had allowed his own name to be defamed in order to instruct David in the way of righteosness–David had no choice but to tearfully write this psalm with Godly sorrow. That is the way I have come to understand the fear of the lord. It is not so much being afraid of punishment as it is having that gut-wrenching feeling that we have disappointed him.

]]> By: poohpity http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/#comment-1017 poohpity Sat, 17 May 2008 01:21:22 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=155#comment-1017 I believe that true humility is laying down your deity, power and authority, and living with your creation. ... Our humility comes with realizing we were not meant to go this journey alone and learn to see God in all of His creation and respect it and each other. My humility comes from not continually focusing on whether I am proud or humble but in my need for help to complete and enjoy this journey. I believe that true humility is laying down your deity, power and authority, and living with your creation. … Our humility comes with realizing we were not meant to go this journey alone and learn to see God in all of His creation and respect it and each other. My humility comes from not continually focusing on whether I am proud or humble but in my need for help to complete and enjoy this journey.

]]> By: daisymarygoldr http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/#comment-1014 daisymarygoldr Fri, 16 May 2008 20:02:43 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=155#comment-1014 Thank you for another inspirational nugget! Thinking this deep is too much for my fuzzy mind handle:)Humility comes with the knowledge that when we think ‘we know’ everything we actually ‘know nothing’. Our earthly wisdom cannot comprehend the things that the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard. Any wonder God has chosen to reveal ‘His wisdom’- Jesus Christ, through the foolish things of this world (1 Cor 1)? We walk by faith and not by sight- hence we are blind. What then can we boast about? We are certainly not proud of being proud (Rom12: 3) and not humble in being humble (Col 2: 23 NIV). Therefore, being sinners saved by grace, we boast in the Lord (Jeremiah 9:23-24; 2 Cor 10:17) while putting on the humility of Christ (Col3:12)! Thank you for another inspirational nugget! Thinking this deep is too much for my fuzzy mind handle:)Humility comes with the knowledge that when we think ‘we know’ everything we actually ‘know nothing’. Our earthly wisdom cannot comprehend the things that the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard. Any wonder God has chosen to reveal ‘His wisdom’- Jesus Christ, through the foolish things of this world (1 Cor 1)? We walk by faith and not by sight- hence we are blind. What then can we boast about? We are certainly not proud of being proud (Rom12: 3) and not humble in being humble (Col 2: 23 NIV). Therefore, being sinners saved by grace, we boast in the Lord (Jeremiah 9:23-24; 2 Cor 10:17) while putting on the humility of Christ (Col3:12)!

]]> By: Margaret http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/#comment-1013 Margaret Fri, 16 May 2008 16:05:24 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=155#comment-1013 There are so many examples of humility that we really need to see and daily make a part of our lives. Behind it all, humility realizes the putrid filthiness of deep-down personal sin and the amazing love of God in sending Jesus Christ to suffer and die as an actual payment for all of those sins. God’s love is faithfully desiring to cleanse us of even the most despicable parts of our being. Then, one sees that God actually loves each and every one of us, in all the variety of our personal sins. So in amazement, we see others as the beloved of Christ, who are in desperate need of our loving care in the name of our Savior. For Christ’s sake, because He has shown us such a great and tender love, we try to live for Him each day. As Isaac Watts expressed in “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”,… “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.” It’s the humility of God Almighty that boggles my mind. Here He is --- the Creator, Sustainer, God, LORD, Judge, and Savior of all --- He knows everything about us --- and yet, He loves us and desires to make us clean in the blood of Christ. And we’re nothing but filthy specs in this whole universe. It’s a wonder how God can love us so. There are so many examples of humility that we really need to see and daily make a part of our lives. Behind it all, humility realizes the putrid filthiness of deep-down personal sin and the amazing love of God in sending Jesus Christ to suffer and die as an actual payment for all of those sins. God’s love is faithfully desiring to cleanse us of even the most despicable parts of our being.

Then, one sees that God actually loves each and every one of us, in all the variety of our personal sins. So in amazement, we see others as the beloved of Christ, who are in desperate need of our loving care in the name of our Savior. For Christ’s sake, because He has shown us such a great and tender love, we try to live for Him each day.

As Isaac Watts expressed in “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”,… “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.”

It’s the humility of God Almighty that boggles my mind. Here He is — the Creator, Sustainer, God, LORD, Judge, and Savior of all — He knows everything about us — and yet, He loves us and desires to make us clean in the blood of Christ. And we’re nothing but filthy specs in this whole universe. It’s a wonder how God can love us so.

]]> By: kelvin http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/#comment-1012 kelvin Fri, 16 May 2008 15:35:10 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=155#comment-1012 Good morning to all ; humility we all have. It's god given. But some where along the way it's being lost in the journey of this life time. The good news is as god intended. We meet him somewhere along this life time [for me it was 35 yrs later ] and he's showing me that these gifts of true humility and godly pride are all in the heart. God does make us stronger in our weakness. ps jesus looked weak on the cross but true HUMILITY !!!!!! is all so powerful Good morning to all ; humility we all have. It’s god given. But some where along the way it’s being lost in the journey of this life time. The good news is as god intended. We meet him somewhere along this life time [for me it was 35 yrs later ] and he’s showing me that these gifts of true humility and godly pride are all in the heart. God does make us stronger in our weakness. ps jesus looked weak on the cross but true HUMILITY !!!!!! is all so powerful

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