Staying Humble in Good Times

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Alan Kearns, my dear brother in Christ from the Kingdom of Fife (Scotland), regularly posts jewels of wisdom from the late English pastor Charles Spurgeon. Today’s Spurgeon’s Morning – August 29 was especially insightful.

We have need that the Lord should have mercy upon our good works, our prayers, our preachings, our alms-givings, and our holiest things. C.H. Spurgeon

I commented to Alan that I often call out to God for mercy and grace when times are hard, but not so much when all is well. Yet, like so many in the Bible, and beyond, it’s in the good and successful times where we’re more apt to forget that we belong to the Lord.

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Kind reader, can you relate? Like me, are you sometimes lulled into a false sense of self-sufficiency, forgetting that God is still God and we are not?

Thank you for reading. 🙏❤️ prayers and love.



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14 responses to “Staying Humble in Good Times”

  1. davidsdailydose Avatar

    Me too, brother. Me too.

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  2. jesusluvsall Avatar

    The older I get the less self sufficient I feel

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  3. God Still Speaks Avatar

    Yuck! It was 41 degrees here this morning!

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  4. Pure Glory Avatar

    God bless you!

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  5. davidsdailydose Avatar

    And we are blessed to know you! 99 bonus points to you. This is the temp right now in Southwest Oklahoma.

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  6. God Still Speaks Avatar

    Both of you brothers make excellent points! I am so blessed to know you both!

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  7. davidsdailydose Avatar

    Thanks, brother. The heat has been a little hard on our older dog, but he likes to play the “in/out” game, anyway. 🙃 I hope you and Terri have a blessed day.

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  8. davidsdailydose Avatar

    Me too. Thanks for reading and commenting. God Bless!

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  9. davidsdailydose Avatar

    Thank you, brother. I enjoy your mornings with Spurgeon offerings, and also your other posts. Blessings to you and Susan this Lord’s day. 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

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  10. davidsdailydose Avatar

    Thank you for stopping by, Grant. God Bless!

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  11. Grant at Writing for Eternity Avatar

    A God-inspired reminder, David, serving as the antidote to worldly self-sufficiency.

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  12. Alan Kearns Avatar

    You make an excellent point brother David, it is a challenge for us all. We are in a relationship with Father God and He wants to hear from us every day, not just when we need His help. Our life as believers should be one of complete prayer and praise! You preach it well brother, thank you for your encouragement today. God bless you and Nancy on this Lord’s day 🙏 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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  13. Pure Glory Avatar

    It is true that we forget to cry for mercy, when we feel that things are going well Brother David. Definitely, have had a false sense of self-sufficiency, at times.

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  14. The Devotional Guy™ Avatar

    Difficult times make us realize our need for God. I’m grateful for this present good season after a long, hard one. Thanks for sharing your insights, David. Blessings to you and Nancy. Hope the pups are staying cool amid all this heat.

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