Confident Humility

S: Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, Your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

O: Jesus was walking to the synagogue rulers house when a women touched his cloak. Immediately Jesus felt that he lost some power. This is interesting from the fact that he was surrounded by people. When Jesus spotted the women he told her that she had been healed. What strikes me about this woman is the tremendous amount of humility that she has. It is almost as if she is saying that she didn't want to disturb Jesus. She had a great combination of confidence and humility. These are two concepts that I usually don't put together. I make them into competing ideas, but some how in God's economy they work together

A: When I come to God I can have a great amount of confidence that I will be accepted and loved, but I need to balance that with a true humility. During the times I suffer I can know that God is with me and he has my best interest in mind. When I pray for relief and freedom from my suffering I can come to God humbly, but confidently.

P: God, I need your help to understand how these two concepts can work together. Through my sinfulness I can make these two things compete with each other. When you get a hold of them you make them into something beautiful. Continue to mold me in your image and likeness. Give me that confident humility that can only come from you.