I feel it again.

The temptation to get too task-oriented toward this blog. 

This can be not a good thing for me.  If I’m in the middle of dealing with details or tasks (which are not my strengths) and I feel pressure to complete whatever it is, I can get too rigid.  I can lack grace for others.  I can get a “just push through and get it done” attitude.

That’s not how I want to be or how I want these lessons to come across.

Ugh.  Why is balance such a hard thing for me?

Anyway, I told my people last night and they’re on the lookout.  Keeping me accountable in my actual real life and then reading this to warn me of anything coming across as legalism or pride.

I told you that God had a word of rebuke for me during our Beth Moore weekend. 

In studying Miriam’s life, we visited Numbers 12:

“Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite.  ‘Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?’ they asked.  ‘Hasn’t he also spoken through us?’ 

And the LORD heard this.”  (verses 1-2)

Beth said when we’ve got something to say because of our pride…you better believe God will hear. 

It makes me shiver. 

God hates pride. 

Psalm 34:13 says, “keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.”

She said the Hebrew is “Lashon Hara” meaning wrong, evil, or even worthless speech.  Using our mouth in a way that does not glorify God and benefit mankind. 

One of her main points was: “The fulfillment of our life purpose can be abbreviated or derailed by our mouths.”

To the glory of His tenacious goodness in my life, He and I have made some strides in the area of my mouth.  But it’s always a difficult thing (James 3).

And even though this blog isn’t a mouth, it is still words. 

1 Corinthians 1:4-5 (NET): “I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.  For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge…”

We can have blessed mouths!

God, give me holy fear of You.  Help us to have a proper view of You that leaves no room for pride.  I want to love what You love and hate what You hate.