If God is good, why does he allow us to be humiliated?

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God has many ways to bring us to our knees but the best way is through humiliation.

He brings us to the place where we see how depraved we are - the unwise decision that wipes out our business, the thoughtless remark that makes us look like a fool, the shameful outburst that flames our face, the moral failure that impairs our reputation.

God exposes our depravity so He can bring it to an end. When we’ve been thoroughly shamed and broken, then God can do something with us. His intentions are always good. He has no other motive than love. Our response to humiliation is the test of our understanding of His heart.

Do we try to hide ourselves and our shame?
Do we resist His loving discipline?

Understand this: He lets us humiliate ourselves, not to ruin us but to lift us up higher than we’ve ever been before (1 Pet 5:6).