What a Haughty!

Name: Nate
Scripture: Psalm 40:4 "Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!"

OAP: So, there are a lot of very competent people at my work place. People who I can learn a lot from. People whose opinions I trust and value. Yet their motivation for success or excellence come from very different place than my own.

This is my struggle. This verse (as it seems are many) I find extremely difficult in application. Will I still have success if I trust in the Lord? Am I straying from the Lord if I listen and value the opinion of others? Am I succumbing to the same "lies" by pursuing excellence?

Someone once told me that its easy to make things black or white, but that faith was walking step by step in the middle...looking for guidance within the nuances of each situation. The more I think about it, this is the situation at work? What is redeemable from those that have gone before me at work? What is God teaching me, not only through their skills and talents, but also their character? Where is God taking me through these situations? What kind of man am I becoming?

Lord, I don't think you want us to just make everything easier to work through by painting it one way or the other. It removes the dependency to walk with You moment by moment. Walk with me this week. I pray I am attentive to your voice in these situations. Continue to teach me to listen, and thanks for your offering of wisdom.