July 31: The Humble Are Guided
A month of asking God to remove your shortcomings. A month of practicing the opposite. Are you done with Step Seven now?
“Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.”
The psalmist says God is good and upright, and He teaches sinners the way. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. Notice who gets guided. Not the impressive. Not the ones who have it all together. The humble.
You don’t finish Step Seven the way you finish a project. The removing of defects is lifelong. You’ll pray the Seventh Step prayer many more times. You’ll keep practicing patience, honesty and giving for the rest of your life. That’s not a burden. That’s what growing looks like.
But you can move on. If you’ve prayed the prayer and meant it, and you’ve started practicing the opposites, you’re ready for what comes next. Step Eight is about the people you’ve hurt. You’ll make a list and become willing to make things right.
Humility is the best preparation for that. Without it, the amends list turns into a list of excuses. “They hurt me first.” “It wasn’t that bad.” “They’ll never forgive me anyway.” Humility looks at the list and says, “This is what I did. I’m willing to make it right.”
Take some time today to look back over July. What changed? What’s still hard? What did you learn about yourself? Where did you see God working? If you use Steps & Scripture, this is a good day to talk the month over with your sponsor in the app.
Then look ahead without fear. The same God who guided you through this month will guide you into the next. He’s good at teaching people like you. It’s what He does.
One thing today
Write one paragraph about what you learned about humility this month. Then read the words of Step Eight and write down one name that comes to mind.
A prayer
Lord, thank You for this month. Thank You for showing me myself and for not leaving me there. Keep removing what stands in the way. Guide me, humble and willing, into Step Eight. Amen.
Look ahead to Step Eight, and keep Step Seven close as you go.
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