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Wake up and don't look at your phone for 1 hour.
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Exercise at least 1 hour per day.
Replace social media with knowledge books.
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I almost stopped writing because no one was engaging.
Then someone told me, “I’ve been reading everything you post.”
That’s when I realized: silent readers exist—and they matter.
So I kept writing, even when it felt like no one was watching.
Your words are reaching more people than you think.
Are you “poor in spirit?” If you’re not sure, read on.
Maybe today you are feeling that your talents are few, your strengths are negligible, and your performance pitiful. You observe others doing naturally what, for you, would be a massive undertaking. You take stock of your life and hold it up against the shining record of another and feel discouraged—-or even demolished.
Maybe you tried some spiritual exploit, but failed. You thought yourself a “victorious Christian” and found yourself unexpectedly defeated. You sinned “bigly”, and perhaps even confessed it and found forgiveness—but now you are shamefully humbled.
If these are your feelings—if you’ve reached the end of yourself and your abilities—you’re on your way to being poor in spirit.
Those who are “poor in spirit” have gone a step further than their discouragements. They have fully given up any claims to their own righteousness, talents, and graces. They have thrown themselves on the mercies of Christ and his spiritual resources. They have let go of pride and have learned to prefer God’s strength—and God’s honor—to their own.
Jesus pronounced good news for those who are poor in spirit. Through this self-emptying process, they will gain the wealth of the kingdom of heaven.
What does it mean to gain “the kingdom of heaven”? It means that they will be fully supplied by the King’s resources. They will gain his righteousness, his approval, his love. They will gain his strength and exhibit his character. What God provides—within and without—will outshine anything the poor in spirit could have gained in their self-confidence.
By contrast, if we’re invested only in the “wealth” of our own talents or temperament, we’ll crash and burn; our natural assets slowly become liabilities. We will stumble and grow weary in our efforts to please others and maintain our artificial wealth.
Popular songs and books try to pump us up with snake oil for discouraged hearts. They boldly proclaim various versions of self-empowerment that can be summarized as “you’re powerful, and you’re enough.” While the pretty lies may give us a temporary self-esteem boost, the truth is that we really aren’t enough. We can’t power through life by relying on our own talents.
When we are finally poor in spirit, we rely on God alone—and his power, not ours, shines through us brighter than ever. God’s economy turns our logic on its head in a wonderful way: Being “poor”in spirit is the only way to lasting wealth. It enables us to treasure God himself, unleashing his kingdom’s power in our lives.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:3