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“For I say…to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think” (Romans 12:3).
It is common today for people to think very highly of themselves. When men and women write resumes in order to obtain a job, they often exaggerate greatly their abilities, using words such as “awesome,” “great,” and “fantastic.” It is doubtful whether their abilities always match their own opinions of themselves.
Unhappily, we can do the same thing spiritually. God has placed each one of us in the body of Christ, and we each have an ability given to us of the Lord. It is good to recognize what the Lord has given us, and not to go beyond it. But sometimes we can get a high opinion of ourselves, and want to do what the Lord has given to someone else. Let us be content to do what the Lord has given us, and what He has fitted us for.
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