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A page from the journal · Day 47 of 90

False Modesty Is Still Bad Math

Open your Bible: Romans 12:3-8

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Someone asks what you do well. You respond as though you have never successfully completed a task. Three people are depending on those exact skills this week.

Romans 12 asks for sober judgment and describes gifts given by grace for the good of the body. An accurate view leaves room for both limitations and strengths. Shrinking every gift doesn't make the accounting more spiritual.

You can thank the Giver without pretending His gifts failed to arrive. Name what you can do, learn what you need to learn, and use your ability for someone else's good. There is no requirement to attach an apologetic footnote to every honest strength. Grace gets the credit. Your neighbor gets the help.

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Which strength do I habitually dismiss when it could serve someone?

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About this adaptation

Adapted for Soul Snacks from Beloved, Really, Day 47. Original devotion: An Honest Mirror. Original full-edition PDF pages 143–144. This is an edited web adaptation, rather than a verbatim book excerpt. The featured verse is also provided as accessible text beside the graphic.

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