I was listening to a prayer leader pray, “Oh, Lord, forgive us of our sins of comission and omission…”
What didn’t I do again? How about this: Have you robbed someone of the opportunity to learn from you or to be inspired by your faith or action simply because you “wanted God to get the credit”? It’s a tough question. How many church goers when they give a testimony of a healing or a good act or ministry involvement say, “Oh, it’s not me–It’s the Holy Spirit”; or “I’m so not after my own glory, so don’t think I had anything to do with this because God totally made this all possible.”?
Yes, GLORY TO GOD!!! but….
If a sense of false humility makes us downplay our own responsibility for the blessings that God makes available, then we are literally robbing others of the opportunity to see an example of what it takes to have a blessed life and to be a blessing. And we do it out of “fear of man”, which is nothing more than thinking that others will think that we are pridful of we stand up and take credit for our part in something great.
And why do others need to see that example? To know that it is possible for them. They will only experience the same types of blessing if they take the same type of action, make the same kind of choices, pray the same kind of prayers, etc.
So take the risk, show the world what a Christian does and what we are capable of! Allow others to look up to you, and then yes–give the Glory to God. This is discipleship, when we are “pridefull” enough to admit we have something to teach, something to give, and that we do something well enough that others should emulate us to attain a similar level of success.
I once heard a great difinition of humility: an accurate assessment of onesself. If you’re not great, don’t act great, but if you are great, be great!