When I was walking on my way home, a child approached me and begged for alms .. so out of pity and compassion, I gave .. but when He took it, I was waiting for a simple "thanks" but nothing came .. he walked away and went to his friends bragging .. then I was reminded by the verse in Hosea 13:6
" When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forget me. "We often ask God for a lot of things and sometimes when its already provided we often forget where it really came from .. we acknowledge everyone but not God, we give thanks to everyone except the one who truly provides .. This is the reality .. We boast of what we have without even realizing that it was never about us and these things were never ours .. it's God's .. He owns it .. He's just lending it to us .. even your life is not yours ! so what is there to boast about .. we can't be proud of anything that we do or anything that we've done .. cause every single raw material we use, even the energy and time we invest is from God ! nothing from ourselves The only thing to boast about is having a powerful and ever loving God in our lives.
" For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. " (Ephesians 2:8-9, ESV)
"Therefore, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord' " (1 Corinthians 1:31, NIV )
