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Me:\u00a0 Howdy Prodigal, are you trying to make a statement?<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 Yes, I am!<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 If you’re big enough to say it, you’re big enough to own it.<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 Well I am going to own it then.<\/p>\n

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This is from the book Overcoming Spiritual Blindness by James P. Gills, M.D.<\/p>\n

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If we choose to take the path of humility, we can expect others to misunderstand and think less of us.\u00a0 For example, I know a man who holds world records in sailing and ballooning.\u00a0 Yet, choosing to live in genuine humility, he appears to others as an ordinary fellow.\u00a0 Predictably, in social “shell-game,”\u00a0 people typically treat him condescendingly.\u00a0 Not knowing of his great ability and achievements, the negative is always assumed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just yesterday someone made a mistake of thinking the worse and was very condescending to you.\u00a0 You just did not want to appear prideful.\u00a0 You have had a enough of pride in your life.\u00a0 You try hard not to let pride get out of control.\u00a0 They are a Christian feeding on spiritual milk and you just have to love them and shake off the condescending treatment.\u00a0 You once were on spiritual milk yourself so grace should be given in abundance.<\/p>\n

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Matthew 5:5<\/p>\n

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n

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