Bold Enough to be Humble?

Why do people have such a hard time with humility? Is it that hard for us to get over ourselves?

How many times have you heard, “They didn’t know who they were messing with!” Or how about, “Do you know who I am?” Usually, these phrases are uttered with extreme contempt and a huff and a puff.

In society, we are taught to strive for the biggest, the best, and the shiniest. And we feel obligated to let people “know who we are,” in any way we can. We do this by indirectly (and sometimes boldly) saying things that imply:

• “I’m better than you.”
• “I have more than you.”
• “I’m more important than you.”

Personally, I believe that the person who really has the most is the one who has no problem with being the least among others. The purest example of humility of all is that of Jesus, whose very existence on earth was devoid of any luxuries or conveniences. He had no big car, no nice house, no fancy robe, or anything. In fact, in Luke 9: 57–58 we find that, “As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’ ”

As followers of Christ, we don’t have to rely on material things to prove our importance. Our treasures are spiritual and our importance is in Him.

I want to choose humility. What about you? Click on the word "comments" below to leave a comment!