Modest. Per Merriam-Webster, moderate, neither bold nor self-assertive, decent.
Where does “modest” fit into our culture?
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- Good riddance!
- Lost in the crowd
- Where’s the drama in “modest”?
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All to often, our clothes our homes, our cars and our attitudes scream, “Look at me!” Remember this, God’s already looking.
1 Samuel 16:7 (TLB)
But the Lord said to Samuel, “. . . I don’t make decisions the way you do! Men judge by outward appearance, but I look at a man’s thoughts and intentions.”
I am a very modest man,
as befits the very great
who need not live with elan
nor sport a trophy mate
to flaunt their genius and their skill
in living life so fine;
yea, all that shows is outward will
that awes even theDivine
sensibilities on the throne;
He looks, and can’t help but applaud
the man whose days are in the zone,
and who leaves Heaven awed.
In seven days God brought all to life;
but me, it would have taken five.
I sometimes, in frustration, try to tell God how things could have been arranged a bit better (as in your verse). He sits me down for a serious conversation (think the last chapters of Job). In the end, I see that God is right. Always.