For the end of such a lo-o-o-ong week, this weekend has been fairly uneventful and full at the same time. We spent most of yesterday doing nothing, and today has been good - starting at church and ending now with the possibility of being iced in for Monday morning.

We finished up the study on HUMILITY this morning. For anyone paying attention, this is a word/theme God has laid on me for 2004 - and even though the Bible Study at church this morning is "done", I've got a ways to go. Today, we discussed how real humility:

• is not presumptuous - not presuming to know how others should respond, or how things are going
  
• is not exploitive - not seeking its own while taking advantage of another
  
• is not prideful - doesn't think "I'm right and that's that" all the time, but is open to correction, conviction, and allowing God and others to intersect and interact

Pastor finished up his "HE IS ABLE" series with this title for Hebrews 12:1-5: "He Is Able - Now Run The Dang Race". Actually, I added the "Dang" - but didn't have the heart or the guts to actually put that on the powerpoint slides or tape labels. But moving from the "humility" discussion, we as christians too often have God figured out, and we presume upon His character and His promises, and then we don't actually do anything worthwhile or growth-producing in our lives or in the kingdom.

Good Sunday, even without football. Yours?
- posted by Rick @ 19:22