Nudge: impressing others
Here’s a Nudge for you, peeps. From today’s reading in Php 2, the NLT renders a thought in verse 3 this way, “don’t try to impress others.” I’m not here to discuss the accuracy of that rending, but it leads me to the nudging question.
Share an embarrassing moment when you witnessed someone (yourself, even?) trying to impress others. No names, please.
Or, if you prefer, when someone could have taken advantage of a moment to impress others, but showed the humility to which verse 3 urges us.
Just a thought, also: Is there an instance in Scripture of someone trying to impress others?
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John Henson 2:15 pm on January 25, 2012 Permalink |
Oh, man. You REALLY don’t want me to get started on this!
Eugene Adkins 9:19 pm on January 25, 2012 Permalink |
It seems as if the Amalekite in 2nd Samuel ch 1 was trying to impress David with his story of “killing Saul.” It didn’t work out too well for him.
J. Randal Matheny 6:36 pm on January 26, 2012 Permalink |
John, that was a great post. Responses on FB to it back me up on that.
Eugene, great connection there, with the case of the Amalekite.
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