Niki Conforti, the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 6th District, shared her recent experience attending the Abstinence & Marriage Education Partnership banquet, where she had the honor of meeting Bridget Ziegler, founder of the influential conservative parent activist group "Moms For Liberty," and renowned author Pastor Erwin Lutzer of The Moody Church.
Humble yourself in the presence of the Lord and he will exalt you. James 4:6 (NASB).
Humility may be one of the most sought-after virtues in the Bible, but possibly the least achieved. We know it when we see it, but it is difficult to define. It is one of the Christian graces that if you try to pursue it, you may distance yourself from it. You cannot choreograph humility into the script of your life. God has to facilitate the process. If you are trying to get it through self-effort, the accomplishment negates the desired result.
Long ago, the famous preacher, Harry Ironside, from Moody Bible Church, worried that he was not as humble as he ought to be. He asked a friend what he should do. The friend counseled him to make a sandwich board with the plan of salvation in Scripture written on it and walk around the busy shopping district of downtown Chicago for an entire day. Ironside thought this would be a humbling experience, so he walked around the Windy City, spouting Scriptures al