Humility

Do you ever find that over a period of time there seems to be a certain subject that continually comes up in conversation, Scripture reading, or teaching? This has been the case with me on the subject of humility. I usually think of myself as being humble (that should have been my first clue to know that I'm not). Over the past couple of weeks, I have been reading a lot about humility and it has come up in a number of conversations as well. I never really understood what God was trying to tell me - duh!. However the picture is becoming clearer with the credit of sucesses going where they're supposed to (God) as well as struggles that ultimately test your pride. I have found that I truly don't have control of my life. I always knew that in my head, but not always in my heart. It is only in desperate times that we discover that we never had control and never will have control. It's unfortunate that it takes a knock out punch to finally realize that we aren't as great as we think we are. Those little hand slaps over the years never really sink in until your laying on the floor dazed and confused. God works in mysterious ways and we have to pay close attention to understand what He's trying to tell us.