Humble

I had a profound thought today. Well, a rather simple thought that struck me as profound. There will always be somebody better. I mean, I like to think that I'm doing a good job as a mother. But I no sooner think this thought, showering myself in some pride, and I hear myself snap at my sweet boy or scowl at a fussy baby. Surely there are more patient parents. Ones who talk more lovingly and gently to their children.

Likewise, I think to myself, "What a good.... cake I baked - deal I got - picture I took - etc." But there will always be a better cook (many of those!), a better bargain, a more breathtaking picture. To me, this lesson is more than resisting the urge to compare myself to others. The "Keeping up with the Jones'" bit. It's an important lesson God is teaching me in humility. In learning to be humble and meek, without belittling or devaluing myself. It's a fine line, if you ask me. But it's one I'm eager to walk.

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12