How to get the right kind of attention from God

At a recent retreat we looked together at our God relates to the proud and to the humble. Wow! He certainly gives a different sort of attention to the two groups of people! If there’s one character quality to pursue in life, it’s this: humility. Check this out:

How God relates to the proud:

His wrath is on the proud (2 Chron. 32:25)
He pays back revenge on the proud (Ps 31:23)
He will not tolerate the proud (Ps 101:5)
He mocks the proud (Prov 3:34)
He tears down the house of the proud (Prov 15:25)
He detests the proud (Prov 16:5)
He punishes the proud (Prov 16:5)
He humbles the proud (Is. 2:12)
He throws the proud to the earth (Ez. 28:17)
He scatters the proud (Luke 1:51)
He opposes the proud (James 4:6)

How God relates to the humble:

He saves the humble (2 Sam. 22:28 & Ps. 18:27)
He keeps back disaster from the humble (2 Kings 22:19)
He forgives and heals the humble (2 Chron. 7:14)
He holds back destruction and delivers the humble (2 Chron. 12:7)
He turns His anger away from the humble (2 Chron. 12:12)
He hears the humble (2 Chron. 34:27)
He guides the humble in what is right (Ps. 25:9)
He teaches the humble His way (Ps. 25:9)
He sustains the humble (Ps. 147:6)
He crowns the humble with victory (Ps. 149:4)
He shows favor to the humble (Prov. 3:34)
He allows the humble to rejoice (Is. 29:19)
He looks on the humble with favor (Is. 66:2)
He gives rest to the humble (Matt 11:29)
He exalts and lifts up the humble (Matt 23:12, etc.)
He gives grace to the humble (James 4:6)
He shows favor to the humble (1 Peter 5:5)

{Yes, please! This is the kind of attention I want! Let’s humble ourselves before Him (and others) today. Thanks for reading.}

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I keep coming back to this post to re-read the verses on humility and pride. I’m just going to print it off and tape it to the wall! Thank you Kari, I am encouraged in my faith by you. 🙂

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