I think one of the most embarrassing yet humbling things in life is falling down in front of people. If I've fallen once in my life, I've fallen a hundred times or more. You want to jump up as fast as basketball players do on the court but that's rarely the case. It's more like a slow motion film that everyone is glued to.
One time as I was going into the post office in Arlington, TX, I tripped and fell. The long line of people who were waiting to mail there packages then formed a circle around me. The stares and questions were enough to make me want to be swallowed up by a sinkhole at the moment. Getting up and out of there was all I cared about.
It's probably a good thing for us all to have a goof up every once in a while to remind us not to be too proud of ourselves. I guess the crowd watching increases the rate of humility for us.
Definitely... it does... Been there, done that!
ReplyDeleteGod does have His way of keeping us humble by one means or another. I often think of the Scriptures that warn us to humble ourselves so that we don't have to be humbled by God. 1 Cor. 10:12 says, "Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall." (a good one for us fallers) And 1 Peter 5:8 says, "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time." Better to be humble and let God exalt us than to be proud and have Him humble us. Good post, Angie, as always.
ReplyDeleteI have "been there, done that", too. I fell down in Kroger one time....oh, not at the back of the store...no, no....but at the front...in "front" of everybody! And I had on tennis shoes, not the heels I always wore to work back then! I was breezing through like I thought I was on top of the "world", and all of a sudden God brought me to a screeching halt. Just tells us God is in control at all times, no matter how "secure" we think we might be. I love your post and I love the Scriptures Gloria addeded in her comments. All so good. God knows I need to be humbled sometimes, and I always realize that my prideful attitude has caused Him to have to do it. I need to practice humility and keep myself humble. Thank you, Angie, for this reminder....love you, T.
ReplyDeleteYep...I can be a "faller" too. I even fell UP the stairs in college. Remind me to show you the scar on my knee when I busted it open tripping at Alex;s and my first apartment. Nobody saw me, but I got lots of flack afterwards :)
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