{"id":352,"date":"2016-10-28T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/?p=352"},"modified":"2016-10-28T17:51:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T17:51:25","slug":"giving-god-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/10\/giving-god-glory.html","title":{"rendered":"Giving God the Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I\u2019ve been reading about Moses and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. What I find most interesting about that story is God\u2019s approach to freeing the Israelites.\u00a0 He, of course,\u00a0has the power to free them immediately.\u00a0 But God doesn\u2019t do that.\u00a0 Instead, He brings locusts, hail, gnats and all sorts of other calamities on the Egyptians before the Israelites are freed.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 The text says that God wants to make clear to the Israelites that He<\/em> freed them.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t want them to conclude that they did it by their own efforts.\u00a0 So God does grandiose things to show that He freed them from bondage.<\/p>\n

This story provides an interesting insight into how God works in our lives. If God granted our prayers on our timetables, we probably would conclude that our accomplishments are the result of our own abilities.\u00a0 However, God wants to keep us humble.\u00a0 He wants us to understand that we need Him in order to accomplish anything in our lives.<\/p>\n

Humility is important because it teaches us not only who is in power \u2013 God \u2013 but it also teaches us that we are no better than anyone else. Once we get rid of the arrogance of thinking that we can accomplish things on our own, then we realize that we are on par with everyone else.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I think that the Bible is the greatest self-help book ever written. God knows that humility is necessary for us to interact successfully with other human beings.\u00a0 He also knows that arrogance is dangerous.\u00a0 As a result, in the Moses story, God does great things so that the Israelites will remember for the rest of time that He<\/em> saved them.\u00a0 He then commands the Israelites to celebrate their deliverance from the Egyptians every year.\u00a0 This celebration \u2013 Passover \u2013 is when Jewish people give<\/em> God the credit<\/em> for delivering them from slavery.<\/p>\n

We should be considering, not only once a year but every day, how we are nothing without God.\u00a0\u00a0 One way to do that is to consider what God has done for you already.\u00a0 In this respect, I often think about how God has kept my daughter safe.\u00a0 One particular incident stands out in my mind.\u00a0 We were at a pool party when my daughter was very small.\u00a0 The pool was full of adults and children.\u00a0 My daughter somehow got stuck under a floating, pool lounge chair.\u00a0 She was too small to figure out how to get out from under it.\u00a0 One of the children noticed and yelled to his mother.\u00a0 His mother (a former lifeguard) jumped into the pool, fully clothed, and pulled my daughter out from under the chair.\u00a0 That was God at work saving my daughter.<\/p>\n

So often we wonder, \u201cWhen is God going to make my dreams come to pass?\u201d Or \u201cWhen is God going to resolve this problem that is weighing on my mind?\u201d\u00a0 When we have these questions, we have to remind ourselves that God is in control.\u00a0 Our only job is to work hard and live ethically.\u00a0 We then have to trust that God will creatively solve our problems and help us accomplish our purpose on this earth.\u00a0 And we have to give Him the credit for doing so.<\/p>\n

It is hard to accept that we cannot change things by our own efforts. But that is the first step toward developing the humility that God is trying to inspire in us.\u00a0 As you strive toward your goals, accept your limitations.\u00a0 Know that you need God to accomplish all that you wish to do.\u00a0 And when you do reach your goals, when blessings come your way, give God the glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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