Psalm 131:1 –
LORD, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp.
This is titled a Psalm of David, which gives you the scale of what the prayer/song is about. David was king of Israel and at a time was victorious in almost every battle he fought. He had “room” to be boastful and took on some many great endeavors. He is often used as an example of anything being possible with God! At the same time David was humbled and his pride got the best of him, therefore proving the Psalm!
I have a great problem with pride and when it rears its ugly head, God I quick to humble me. More than once racing I was put in my place when my confidence started becoming prideful. I could do no wrong and therefore tried thing “too great” … you know what happened next! In racing that mean crashing, hence why I walk funny. But even reading the Bible, every time I get on my “high horse”, God introduces me to someone who is much more knowledgeable who I would never had “expected!”
God does great things in our lives and unfortunately we tend to mess things up. The main reason is pride! If we just humble ourselves and not try to “bite off more than we can chew,” our lives tend to be smooth. We may see some unbelievable things happen throughout our lives and once we start taking credit and losing focus our “mad skills” become non-existent. Back to David, as long as he acknowledged God being the reason for his success he won, once he took matters into his own hands … oops! So learn for David and this Psalm, be humble in everything you do and chase.