I have been reading a book with my small group looking at the concept of how we are not like God, and how that is a good thing. There have been a variety of topics related to this, but one thing that has been a common theme is how we humans strive after some of God’s attributes, and that when we do so, we inevitably fall short, and often these shortcomings lead to issues when we think we should have been able to do it. And I think that is pride. We pride ourselves on being able to take care of ourselves, to know things, to understand things, to create things, to do X, Y, and Z, but we cannot do things to the extent that God does.

Psalm 131

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I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,
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3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.

Instead, we can rely on God to lead those things that are too great for us, we can find rest and comfort in Him. We can be content and thankful of our limitations because we have an amazing Father with no limitations.

I actually wrote a devotion on this Psalm a couple of years ago, and it was interesting to see how my perspective has changed based on what I am going through, what other things I am reading, etc. Some of my thoughts are similar, but some are focused on another area. And that reminded me of another thing from the book – how because of God’s limitlessness, we always have more to learn about Him, from Him. We can keep reading through the Bible over and over and there is always more for us to glean, always room for us to grow closer to God. We need to view ourselves with humility to realize we aren’t done growing – there is always room for improvement.

And I think you balance that with contentedness of being ok with our place as limited humans while still trying to grow closer to our great God. We can be content while still seeking to become more Christ-like as Jesus was and is God’s reflection to us.