Sniff The Perfume!
"It is not in me; God will give
Pharaoh an answer of peace."
Genesis 41: 16
Joseph and Daniel were so alike! Young men exiled from their
home who ended up in the palace of pagan rulers who awoke
with disturbing dreams. Both young men told the ruler, “I can do
nothing, but I know God, and He can do everything.” It reminds
us of the apostle Paul, who said, “Not I, but Christ”
(Galatians 2:20).
For Christians, receiving compliments is a bit of a challenge.
We’re to be thankful and gracious to the one talking with
us,
and we don’t want to ignore, deflect, or devalue their kind
comments.
At the same time, we don’t want to harbor anything in our
hearts that can lead to pride or self-sufficiency. That’s why
it’s good to think through responses, applauses and
tributes.
It’s always nice to respond with “Thank you,” “Praise the Lord,”
or “You’re so kind and encouraging.”
One pastor, when complimented for his sermon,
simply smiles and says, “I hope it was helpful.”
Another says, “Thank you, and thank the Lord!”
A big part of being sociable is learning to accept
compliments gratefully while giving God all the
glory in our hearts.
When people come up and give me a compliment…
I take each remark as if it were a flower. At the
end
of each day I lift up the bouquet…and say,
“Here you are, Lord.”
Corrie Ten
Boom
