Job 30-31
The pride that stirs in our culture is very evident. While pride alone isn't bad, it is where pride can lead us that causes issues. Galatians 5:3 says that "you are not too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important."
I don't point this out to cause you to completely trample yourself and not find value in who you are, but to remind you of the gentle nature we are to have in a world that thrives on "being the best". Humility gives you those eyes to see the needs around you. Living in a self-absorbed bubble blurs what you see when you look out it.
Job was a man of great humility. Though he was rich, blessed and had everything he could have ever needed and wanted, he still helped others and was righteous in the Lord's eyes. Job rants on about what he has accomplished and had, but he pads that with God is God and always will be. We cannot judge the Lord and we surely can't change the way of His plan.
Our Galatians reading today tells us to bear each others' burdens, and as we reflect back to Job's friends, we can see that they didn't do such a lovely job at that. They tended to throw Job over the coals for things he wasn't guilty of, rather than simply listening and being humble towards him. As Galatians states, don't follow what people tell you to do, as they are trying to get the credit for your works, but follow what Christ is telling you to do, because our boast should be in the cross alone.
If your life is all about what you can do for you, rather than humbling yourself to help others, you have received your reward. Having open eyes and a heart for the hurting around you, and finding your pride only in Christ and what He has done for us all will put you and the ones you help on the right path."As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified and the world's interest in me has also died. It doesn't matter what you do. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation."
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