Be sincere

"Humility’s consequence is sincerity.” –St Josemaria Escriva

Sincerity means being free of deceit, hypocrisy or duplicity. The only way then to sincerity is humility, that complete renunciation of self in which honesty and forthrightness reside.

Believe that the Lord will give you your answer

1 Samuel 16

God told Samuel to go and anoint one of Jesse’s sons as king. How easy it would have been for Samuel, as Jesse presented his sons, to assume that he must pick one of the young men before him. But Samuel listened closely to God, and rejected each one brought before him because God told him “not that one.” What trust this required, when to anyone looking on, it would appear that these were his only options for anointing a king!  Rather than getting flustered trying to figure out which of the sons he had wrongly refused the kingship, Samuel trusted in His God’s ability to tell him who to anoint, and asked if there were another son.  His trust is rewarded with the youngest son coming in from the fields, the one whom God wished to anoint. 

Learn from Samuel.  Do not assume that all the options are before you! Believe that if God has said no to them, that indeed they are not to be taken and yet another must exist.  Ask for this option to be shown to you.

The lowly lifted up

"[The Lord] cast down the mighty from their thrones but lifted up the lowly.” Luke 1:52

If you have been lifted to a place of honor, remember that only the lowly are lifted by God.  You are there not because you are lofty but because you are lowly.

David’s shieldbearer

What great confidence, trust in the Lord, and humility must have resided in the heart of David’s shieldbearer!  That he would go with David to fight Goliath, without question, and never demand notice upon victory!

Love

Only your acts of love will count in the end.  Edit out all acts that were not loving.  How short did your life just become?

Luminous confidence

You must love and trust in your God and spouse with a luminous confidence, that not only they, but all those around you, will blossom in its presence.

Think of His life

You are discerning.  I am glad to see that you are praying to God and asking Him for His light and guidance.  But do not forget that His word is Jesus.  Look at the life and actions of God the Son, and you may find those answers you so admirably seek!