#Humblebrag

Read Genesis 45:1-15

We have a new word in our dictionary.  That word is humblebrag.  

It is when someone uses social media to say something that sounds humble and down to earth, when actually the person is bragging about themselves.  

Here's an example:  A well-known body-builder posts, "It is so awkward to go to bodybuilder.com and find my picture in the left column."  

Here's another example tweeted by Cody Allen (Country Music Star)   "I just won an ACM, but don't worry I'm still stuck like everyone else in a Taco Bell drive-thru right now."  

I find it upsetting that the world we live is losing the ability to show humility without turning it into a way of bragging about ourselves.  

If ever there was a moment in the Bible worthy of a good humblebrag it is when Joseph reveals to his brothers that the one who has been merciful to them, rescuing them from famine, has been their very own brother--the one they sold into slavery.  But, Joseph takes no credit for it.  He interprets all the events, including his brothers selling him, as God's will to protect his family from the famine.  In a moment when Joseph could easily have praised himself for a job well done...he turns all the attention and praise toward God.  

Maybe that's a lesson we need to hear as well.  

Maybe a little less praising of ourselves and a little more praising of God would help keep all of us a bit more humble. 

So, next time you're tempted to tweet out a humblebrag or tell your neighbor how great it is to be you, skip the brag and remember the humble.

Amen!