When I was in middle school I was going though a book for
Sunday School. Each week we had to answer questions for the lesson. One of the
questions was: "Are you humble?" Answer that question for yourself
before you go on.
If you answered no, then you may actually be humble. If you answered yes, then you probably are not humble. This is a trick question. If you answer yes that means you have pride, which is the opposite of humble.
Luke 14:11 says: "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." If you puff yourself up like a puffer fish all the time you may seem good to others and yourself on earth. But, that's not what God looks for. God looks for those who are humble. Look at the bible. God uses many humble people in his plan: Abraham, Gideon, David, Mary, Peter, and many more.
God even tells us in the greatest commandments to be humble. Wait, isn't the greatest commandments to love God and love others? Yes, and if you love God you will love others and put them first. That's being humble. It's called having humility. Which leads me to Philippians 2:3-4: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
If you have humility then you look to other's interests first. You may be hungry but instead of feeding yourself first you feed your friend. You may be hot and tired but you let your co-worker take a break first. That's what being humble and having humility is. You show God's love to others by putting them first, without looking for recognition.
So, are you humble? How can you show God's love today?
If you answered no, then you may actually be humble. If you answered yes, then you probably are not humble. This is a trick question. If you answer yes that means you have pride, which is the opposite of humble.
Luke 14:11 says: "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." If you puff yourself up like a puffer fish all the time you may seem good to others and yourself on earth. But, that's not what God looks for. God looks for those who are humble. Look at the bible. God uses many humble people in his plan: Abraham, Gideon, David, Mary, Peter, and many more.
God even tells us in the greatest commandments to be humble. Wait, isn't the greatest commandments to love God and love others? Yes, and if you love God you will love others and put them first. That's being humble. It's called having humility. Which leads me to Philippians 2:3-4: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
If you have humility then you look to other's interests first. You may be hungry but instead of feeding yourself first you feed your friend. You may be hot and tired but you let your co-worker take a break first. That's what being humble and having humility is. You show God's love to others by putting them first, without looking for recognition.
So, are you humble? How can you show God's love today?
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