God Continues to be Faithful - a follow up to Keeping me Humble

Back in 2012, I shared straight from my heart in this blog post Keeping me Humble. Today, I continue to struggle as I serve as director of Aggie's Arts, mother my children, run my household, work my part-time job, and love my husband. Life is hard. I make decisions every day that impact a whole lot of people. It's not just about me anymore. And there is no room for pride in any of these jobs.

I thank God for His faithfulness in keeping me humble. As leader of a non-profit, I have had to fall on my sword more times that I ever thought I would be willing. I've learned that swallowing your pride is actually one of the most important things you can do as a leader. I used to think being a leader meant you could make every person see and agree with your ideas in every instance. Not true. In fact, that is very far from the truth. The truth is that sometimes as a leader, you have to completely forget your idea and go with another one for the sake of unity and strength in the group. 

I have eaten my words as a mother more times than I can count. Just this week I was telling a friend how I wouldn't be one of those empty-nesters who didn't know what to do with herself. I said I would be excited when we get to that point in our lives. Then... All three of my kids left home for two nights. And I cried. Just two nights with them gone and I cried. Words officially eaten!

So, I challenge you to pray what I prayed. Pray that God will humble you. I can assure you He will. And I can assure you it will be difficult to handle. But... You will learn some terrific lessons!