Embarrassment is really good for you
At school on Friday we were discussing embarrassment and how it is part of life. We shared some of our embarrassing experiences except that I refused to share my childhood ones because I knew the children would not only never forget them but repeat them endlessly to their friends.
Pride comes before a fall
I try to see my embarrassments as a response to Peter's exhortation: 'humble yourselves' (1 Peter 5:5-6). So I swallow hard and praise the Lord when I am embarrassed. How about this for a dose of blushing:
When I was five I wet myself at school and had to spend playtime wearing only a coat while my trousers and underclothes dried out. It was so traumatic it is my only early school memory!
When I was fourteen I charged up the stairs of the school bus and ended up with my head right up a girl's skirt when everyone came to a halt.
My son asked me to go back to his house and pick something up but as I was fiddling around trying to get the key to work, the door suddenly opened and his neighbour appeared looking menacing - "Oops, sorry, wrong door!" (They were all painted red!)
As I was walking to work with my umbrella the curved handle hooked around the shoulder-bag of a lady walking in the opposite direction. We both fell backwards and I apologised profusely. (I was married, but it would have made a very interesting way of meeting someone for the first time.)
I made an emergency appointment with the doctor because of blood in the toilet. When I arrived it had to be a lady doctor who examined me! (Don't worry. I am OK - I had been eating too many prunes!)
When my wife was ill one day I went to do the weekly supermarket shop. I was feeling very pleased with my progress until I got to the checkout and realised that I had the wrong trolley. While the checkout girl chuckled away, I went back to my last aisle and my trolley was still there so I swapped back. (I don't know if the lady isn't still looking for hers!)
That'll do - enough humbling for one day.
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Author: 4micah68
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