Humility in Trials

Last night was the final installment of the humility series that the young adults are doing.  My brain was very much engaged in what was said last night so I offer you several thoughts on humility in trials.
1) Humility in prayer- start with God.  Habakkuk 3 was our text for the evening.  If you read the first three verses you'll notice that Habakkuk's prayer starts with what God has done in the past and then he entreats God to do so again.  I found that enlightening.
2) Move the focus from our suffering to our salvation.  If humility is seeing ourselves how God see us then perhaps we should see our trials as God sees them, as part of our salvation.  Its a simple concept of moving the focus off of man and placing it on God.
3) Apply to everyday actions.  It's the basic head -> heart --> hands.  Once again, the concepts are simple and revealing but the application is difficult.
I hope you are able to meditate on these truths as I have. Give Habakkuk a read, especially chapter 3 and think about the way in which Habakkuk demonstrates true humility.  I will be doing the same.

NOTE:  Another great devotional by Oswald Chambers this morning. Check it out!  My Utmost for His Highest.