The Wisdom of Simplicity and Humility

"There is no peace until we enter the river of forgetfulness of self"

Wisdom is clothed in simplicity and humility.  Simplicity makes us forget about ourselves and humility tells us that everyone else is to be remembered more than yourself.  Simplicity and humility focus is on our own faults and not the faults of others.  Do not listen to complaints or murmurings against others.  Self love exaggerates our distresses and magnifies them.  Do not listen but suffer in the simplicity of God's love.

Do not be disturbed by any distraction but keep your gaze fixed on Christ.  When crosses, sufferings, and humiliation come, they are not attacks of the enemy but sent by God to destroy self love at its root.  As long as we keep focusing on the symptoms, self-love will remain hidden deep within and will only appeared to have left when in reality it just went into hiding.

God's wounds are medicine to the soul for those who can accept it.  Weakness is better than strength and love is better than knowledge.  Distrust the vanity of your own reasoning that wants to be in charge of your life.  People can get so puffed up with knowledge that they do not see that love has been driven away.  God reveals the hearts to those who are like babes and hides His ways from the proud and those who think they are clever.

Simplicity and humility gives us courage in two ways.  First we must have the courage to weep over our old ways and let it die.  Secondly, we must have the courage to be prepared by God to enter into a whole new way of being, praying, and doing.  May God remover the darkness from my eyes and give my eyes childlike radiance.  May God clear the weeds from the field of my soul so that seeds of God's goodness can begin to grow.

"Tame my pride O God for I can not!"