Pride in the Lord

Last night as I was reading Psalm 65 a new experience came upon me.  I had to think about it for a while in order to communicate it. 

Psalm 65

God's Abundant Favor to Earth and Man.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

    ¹There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God,
         And to You the ^(A)vow will be performed.
    ²O You who hear prayer,
         To You ^(B)all men come.
    ^3(C)Iniquities prevail against me;
         As for our transgressions, You ^(D)forgive them.
    ⁴How ^(E)blessed is the one whom You ^(F)choose and bring near to You
         To dwell in Your courts
         We will be ^(G)satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
         Your holy temple.
    ⁵By ^(H)awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O ^(I)God of our salvation,
         You who are the trust of all the ^(J)ends of the earth and of the farthest ^(K)sea;
    ⁶Who ^(L)establishes the mountains by His strength,
         Being ^(M)girded with might;
    ⁷Who ^(N)stills the roaring of the seas,
         The roaring of their waves,
         And the ^(O)tumult of the peoples.
    ⁸They who dwell in the ^(P)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
         You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
    ⁹You visit the earth and ^(Q)cause it to overflow;
         You greatly ^(R)enrich it;
         The ^(S)stream of God is full of water;
         You prepare their ^(T)grain, for thus You prepare the earth.
    ¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,
         You settle its ridges,
         You soften it ^(U)with showers,
         You bless its growth.
    ¹¹You have crowned the year with Your ^(V)bounty,
         And Your paths ^(W)drip with fatness.
    ^12(X)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
         And the ^(Y)hills gird themselves with rejoicing.
    ¹³The meadows are ^(Z)clothed with flocks
         And the valleys are covered with grain;
         They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

I've been in some fun community theatre performances as well as in high school.  I know the work and effort it takes to pull off this type of entertainment.  Recently I've had the opportunity to watch the shows rather that perform in them.  As I've watched I know many of the actors as I had been in shows with them previously.  I get so excited and a sense of pride as I know them and they are on stage!

I guess the next closest thing would be seeing my siblings successful in the public light and me saying "he's my brother."  As if I have anything to do with his success...but still I am associated with him so I'm able to have that joy and pride.

That is the type of emotion I experienced last night.  I was reading about what my God has done and I began to have a sense of pride.  Look at what He did!  I know that Guy!  Not that I can attribute any of my own effort, but because I am associated with Him, through Christ, I can be proud of Him. 
Usually I have joy and thankfullness in my heart when I read and see what God has done--but to have a sense of pride--now I know what Paul meant when he said "I will boast in the Lord"

Galations 6:14 (NASB)
 ¹⁴But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.