As I focus on my daughter's growth and achievements, I often overlook my own growth. As each day brings changes in her abilities and her personality, my personal development is put on the back burner. Every now and then I get a glimpse of something, and usually when that happens it is something from which I need to learn a difficult lesson.
Such a moment happened this morning, and I have to admit I did not like what I saw. In that brief reflection, I saw a character defect that has been present for many years, and yet I have not been inclined to let it go. Even as I write this, something in me wants to hold on to this hurt, as if it is somehow protecting me from a more difficult and painful fate.
1 Peter 5:6-7 says "So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you."
This verse is so important for me to keep in mind at a moment like this, because I see the root issue to be a matter of pride. And I need to constantly be humbling myself before God, so that He can take my character defects and make me all that He wants me to be. I pray that I can remember this during the painful experience that is spiritual and character growth.
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