Just as Christ humbled
Himself.(Philippians
2:8; 2Corinthians 8:9).when
he was a man, so can we. How did he? He prayed
and studied:.Luke
2:46,47. He knew His identity.
We too should work out our
own salvation:.Philippians
2:12. We too need to know our true identity:.Isaiah
66:2 "For all those things that are and have been has mine hand made,
says the Lord, but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and
of a contrite
spirit and trembles.(extreme
regard
for, regarding it not as something trivial;
takes it seriously; considers the importance of; high attention to; not
a fearful aversion
to).at
my word."
Luke
14:11 "For whosoever exalts
himself shall be abased and he that humbles
himself shall be exalted."
(*)
Why
the need to be humbled? And
why
do some get so burned in life? And others seemingly go through life doing
evil with no apparent consequences. Why?.2Peter
2:9.
Because the Creator cares
that we are in touch with
who
we really are and cares about us not being so dependent upon and related
to the physical. For example: One who lacks
patience.(a
most important character trait for eternal living).lacks
tranquility:.Luke
21:19. Without that, how can one hear the voice
of God.
One of the saddest things
about life is not to be learning from it.
Such are the people who go
through the roughest times. They are not 'smart' enough to turn themselves
around, instead allowing life's hard times to beat them down.
They lack the interest to
learn from others, to talk to them, to get advice from many people on their
contemplated
courses of action. Perhaps they have never heard Madonna's song, the lyrics
of which include the words "all people are lessons to learn"; situations
too.
Their direction is of those
who seem to have to 'learn the hard way'. It is so sad that life is set
up that way, but ultimately
it
will turn to good for these obstinate
ones. They will probably adhere
to God with such
tenacity,
once their minds become enlightened.
Matthew
18:4 "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
How does one deal with massive
prosperity, such as is coming for.all
good hearted people.throughout
the world?.One
keeps himself humble.(Isaiah
66:2).by
deciding to always be in a frame of mind TO SERVE,
TO HELP and TO ASSIST
others when and where needed and without endangering
yourself or another in any way.
So, how then to handle the
massive amounts of money you will have? Ask yourself how disciplined
are you? Are you of the crazy lotto winners group, most of whom will be
broke in a few years, still buying lottery tickets to again get ahead for
a bit longer, if that again works for you? What will you be like with money?
How will you discipline yourself? Will you be a good steward?.Luke
12:42. Will you stay wise as the following scripture explains? Or,
will you use your physical wealth to eradicate
your spiritual journey?
Consider the Infinite's One's
words recorded in
the
Holy
Bible..2Timothy
3:15-17 "...the holy scriptures are able to make you wise unto salvation
...all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine,
reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness, that the man of God
may be perfect.(*),
throughly
furnished unto all good works."
.
Before proving
the Bible true see
if you can agree
with what it says?
How can you be furnished
to do all good works you may want to do for yourself and others if you
lack the means to? God has made available the means to do so. It's for
you. It's for me. It's for all good hearts. God works through good hearted
people. Here's what God's set up to
get the job done.
So we see that knowledge
is important. What would you do and what would your plan be for
others in need? What would you want once all your needs/wants are no longer
an issue? Good questions to think about now that we are close to these
ideals.
The so-called.elite
of the world had all they could ever want. And what
did they do? They were not great stewards.to
say the least:.Luke
12:42-48.
Prepare yourself for life
beyond the physical where nothing good is taken away, only that there will
be no evil there, so get good!.1Corinthians
2:9; Revelation 21:27.
In this new prosperous world
opening up to all of us, you will be able to do your passion
after you first nail
down what that would be. For some that would be learning to play a
musical instrument(s), singing, writing songs, writing information, like
perhaps a book on your life and lessons learned, perhaps it would be designing
clothes with fabrics that are safe to wear, such as hemp,
bamboo, etc., perhaps it would be working with vehicle manufacturers, ensuring
they are non toxic, unlike today.
For others, improving speaking
to a group interested in what you may have to tell them. For others, inventing
and/or improving things may be what they would love to do. Many new categories
of jobs are opening up. Perhaps you may want to research them.
Although everyone will have
more than enough money, those of working age under 60 will have to work
a minimum of three days a week or no one would be producing goods and services
needed in society. Maybe the 3 days will be 10 hours each day or maybe
8, as common today.
Think of others as you serve
them as if the other was the Creator. Namaste!.Colossians
3:23,24 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the
Lord and not unto men, knowing that of the Lord you shall receive the
reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ." Matthew
4:10 "Then said Emmanuel.....for it is written, you shall worship the
Lord your God and him only shall you serve.".That's
because all is God or to put it another way, all the energy that
sustains all we see and know of, is the intelligent energy that is the
true Infinite One.
Beneath
the atoms of all things is the same energy. Have a loving outlook toward
all nature, toward all in nature, toward all humanity for the Creator is
all of it that is good. The dark side is produced by our
choices.
Overall, thankfulness, appreciation,
humbleness and kindness, along with the
4 disciplines, would go a long way enabling each one of us to have
that state of mind apart from the aloofness
and arrogance
those with plenty of money today often exhibit.
How do you humble yourself?
Decide to serve others and do your best for others:.Matthew
23:11 "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant" Galatians
5:13,14 "For, brethren, you have been called unto liberty, only use
not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, you shall love
your neighbour as yourself." Romans
12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that
is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure
of faith." Philippians 2:3 "Let
nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let
each esteem other better than themselves.".The
one main thing the Creator is, is love.
That is why whatever you
do in life and whatever comes across your path, you have no reason to grumble
and complain about:.Philippians
2:14 "Do all things without murmurings and disputings.".You,
yourself are responsible
for all in your life. You, yourself caused even the things of
life you do not like. It is all God, because God is all things, including
you. Know that your mind is for learning from choices you make. Choices
are actually made by one's general attitude. It's not like you have an
apple or an orange in front of you for selecting which one you prefer
at the time. What's your general mood?
What are your inclinations?
What do you want? What you want shows what you are. What you are includes
your moods and inclinations. What you think and do evinces
your heart.
Think of the importance
of others to the Creator and get the mind off self-importance:.Philippians
2:3. How important is everyone to God?.Psalms
23:5. How important are they to you?.Acts
20:35 "I have showed you all things, how that so labouring you ought
to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Emmanuel, how
he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Giving is living; getting
is fretting!
Nothing turns you on like giving with no strings attached:.Proverbs
22:9 "He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of
his bread to the poor."
1Peter
1:7 "That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of
gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise
and honour and glory at the appearing of Emmanuel Christ."
James
3:13 "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him
shew out of a good conversation.(old
English for 'conduct').his
works with meekness of wisdom."
1Peter
5:5 ".....all of you be subject one to another
and be clothed with humility,
for God resists the proud and gives grace
to the humble.".Each
of us has a choice to be one way or the other.
Proverbs
18:2,11,12 "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty
and before honour is humility...The rich man's wealth is his strong city
and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Before destruction, the heart of man is haughty and before honour is humility."
Proverbs
22:24 "By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches
and honour and life."
Proverbs
15:33 "The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom and before
honour is humility."
Proverbs
16:19 "Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than
to divide the spoil with the proud."
Proverbs
29:23 "A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honour shall
uphold the humble in spirit."
Isaiah
57:15 "For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity,
whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that
is of a contrite
and humble spirit, to revive
the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."
The Creator's treasures are
not for the worldly cunning and deceitful, not for those who are wise in
their own eyes:.Isaiah
5:21; Luke 10:21.
Additional
scriptures on humility.