When compliments come my way, I’m always careful to pass them on to the One to whom all praise belongs. It’s a discipline I learned from Corrie ten Boom. When she received a compliment she would say, “Thank you. I’ll put that in my bouquet.” When asked to explain she said, “I think of every compliment as a flower. At the end of the day, I arrange them into a bouquet and present them to Jesus.”

“The melting-pot is for silver and the fire for gold, and a man is tested by the praise he receives.”

— Proverbs 27:21 (NLV)

Lord Jesus, we all need life giving affirmation but don’t let us get the big head. In your holy name we pray. Amen.