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2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

This is just a good reminder to keep my pride in check.  I don't know that this has been an issue, but I feel that God sometimes gives us a little poke before we step too far.  Pride is an easy trap because I strive to do my best at all things.  I always recognize that it is through God that I achieve anything, but sometimes I am slow to articulate that.  Now is a time for reflection on those things that God has been working on and out in my life to make me the creation He created me to be.  I need to reflect on the calling I have received and how He is growing me to accomplish this calling, yet it is not me accomplishing it, but rather Jesus in me.  I notice often times that I have several moments a day where, when I look back on them, I had no clue what was going to happen.  Most of them work out for good and I learn something along the way.  That's when I realize that God is working through me to accomplish an even larger goal than just my calling.  He works through me to touch the lives of so many that even I am not aware of the number most of the time.  That is my goal, to recognize who God has put in my path daily who need to see and experience Jesus.  Then I need to get out of the way so He can show up.

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