Divine Humility

"I call this Divine humility because it is a poor thing to strike our colours to God when the ship is going down under us; a poor thing to come to Him as a last resort, to offer up 'our own' when it is no longer worth keeping.

If God were proud He would hardly have us on such terms: but He is not proud, He stoops to conquer, He will have us even though we have shown that we prefer everything else to Him, and come to Him because there is 'nothing better' now to be had." -C.S. Lewis

This quote from one of my favorite authors of all time convicted me. I am often reminded of the stunning splendor of God's grace. If I think about it for too long my head almost hurts. No human will ever be able to fully comprehend it. But what strikes me most from the above quote is the truth in the statement that we often "offer up our own when it is no longer worth keeping". Honestly, I have absolutely nothing of value to offer to my Savior. Even when I do offer him what I have, I still fumble and tarnish my gift that much more. I am eternally grateful - literally - for a Jesus who humbles himself enough to stoop to my level and accept this crappy gift called my life.