Who Me?

My journey through the book of Philippians has touched every part of my life. I have less than ten verses to go, and I've been amazed at what the time in recitation and contemplation has done for me. Paul illustrates through his writings the intimate relationship he had cultivated with Christ, and it makes me want to delve further into my own relationship.

For me, memorizing large pieces of Scripture involves A LOT of repetition out loud. I read over and over until they're written on my heart, and as I'm going on with my day they play themselves over in my head. So it's really no surprise that I was running to the tune of Philippians chapter 2 today.

At track, for the second part of our workout we ran 5 laps, each one getting a little faster, with a 2 minute break in between reps. When my partner and I got to the line, our coach looked at me and said, "Kate, you set the pace" What? I don't usually do these kinds of workouts because I pole vault and run distance. I'd never done this before; I felt like a novice. But I the Lord spoke to me through Philippians 2:5-8, which basically talks about how even though Jesus was equal with God, He took the form of a man and humbled himself to obedience, obedience to the point of the cross. And that's when I realized I couldn't look at this direction as a leadership role - it was an act of humility in obedience. I was admitting that I was not all powerful, but I simply listened and did as I was told. And you know what? My partner and I did that workout just fine. Our coach even told us we looked great.

Only God knows what we are capable of, and though He may ask more of us than we think we can give, He will never ask more than we can actually handle. I know humility is a process for me. But when we think of how awesome our God is, humility should be a snap. Anything we've ever done, our Father actually created. He wrote the books we read, He made the streets we run on; we are never going to be on top here. But if we will humble ourselves, and let the Lord Jesus rule over our body, we will see Him doing great things within our body.

Take some time to mull over the name of our Savior Jesus Christ


Thank You Lord, for continuing to work in my heart. As I study Your Word, I fall deeper into love with You, and I pray that will continue my whole life long. You have so much to show me, Father, and so much work to do in my heart. I want to, like Paul, die every day and let Jesus Christ to reign over my body. Your Son came here to die for me, and with Him died our sin. So let me welcome Christ in to set me free from what rules over me. I want to be fully Yours. In the name of my Savior, Amen.

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11