{"id":426,"date":"2010-10-20T07:33:14","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T11:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/?p=426"},"modified":"2015-08-27T05:09:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T09:09:33","slug":"psalm-131-nasb-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93-my-heart-is-not-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/psalm-131-nasb-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93-my-heart-is-not-proud\/426","title":{"rendered":"My heart is not proud – Psalm 131 NASB 2 Minute Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Years ago I was giving a professional presentation. It was a proud moment – to have the attention of my industry peers, to be the expert in my field. The room had a mirrored wall in the back, and several people had laptops open in front of them. As I was presenting, I noticed through the reflection of the mirror that one of the attendees was playing solitaire on his computer! I guess what I was saying wasn’t as important as I thought.
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\nPride creeps into almost everything we do, yet in Psalm 131 the Psalmist gives us a beautiful image of humility starting with “O Lord, my heart is not proud.” The doe and fawn in the picture convey a beautiful and quiet humility.
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\nWhat could be more content than the weaned\u00a0child resting against its mother?
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\nDear Lord, help me to compose and quiet my soul. Let my heart not be proud. Help me to hope in you from this time and forever.
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Years ago I was giving a professional presentation. It was a proud moment – to have the attention of my industry peers, to be the expert in my field. The room had a mirrored wall in the back, and several people had laptops open in front of them. As I was presenting, I noticed through … <\/p>\n

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