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I was thinking about writing a blog and somewhere bouncing around in my noggin was thoughts of the word humility. I was thinking about what that really means humility. I know that God want us to be humble but humility is a confused word. I was talking to a guy a while back who wanted to help out at The Journey and he kept saying things like “well I don’t have any fancy degree”. I was really wondering if he was trying to be humble or if he was embarrassed about his past.
Some thoughts about humility, are these examples of humility?
Example 1: A teenage girl walks to school with her head down and a chip on her shoulder. She often utters to herself – “I’m fat, stupid, and ugly.”
Example 2: A man talks to his friends about his terrible job – he doesn’t brag about his job because he hates his job, but he dominates the conversation with talks of how terrible his job is.
Example 3: A woman talks with her friends. She interjects briefly, but for the most part she listens to what her friends have to say.
Number 3 of course. The other two are not really displaying humility. Example number 1 is an example of ‘low self esteem.’ Low self esteem is not the same as the quality of humility! Example number 2 is really displaying pride! It’s difficult to see because he’s not saying something positive about himself, but by dominating the conversation with facts about himself he says, “My life is very interesting! Everybody look at me!” This is not humility – it’s pride. The third example displays a mature lady who does not draw attention to herself. She is not consumed with thoughts about herself but shows interest in other people.
CS Lewis put it like this: “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less”.
Journey Folk, Let us be a people who do not obsess with our own issues and self-image – but on The big guy in the sky instead.
Philippians 2:3-5 "(3) Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; (4) do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. (5) Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,"
Hope to see you all Sunday at 9:54
Cept you Texans, that a long drive-but we miss you.
I was thinking about writing a blog and somewhere bouncing around in my noggin was thoughts of the word humility. I was thinking about what that really means humility. I know that God want us to be humble but humility is a confused word. I was talking to a guy a while back who wanted to help out at The Journey and he kept saying things like “well I don’t have any fancy degree”. I was really wondering if he was trying to be humble or if he was embarrassed about his past.
Some thoughts about humility, are these examples of humility?
Example 1: A teenage girl walks to school with her head down and a chip on her shoulder. She often utters to herself – “I’m fat, stupid, and ugly.”
Example 2: A man talks to his friends about his terrible job – he doesn’t brag about his job because he hates his job, but he dominates the conversation with talks of how terrible his job is.
Example 3: A woman talks with her friends. She interjects briefly, but for the most part she listens to what her friends have to say.
Number 3 of course. The other two are not really displaying humility. Example number 1 is an example of ‘low self esteem.’ Low self esteem is not the same as the quality of humility! Example number 2 is really displaying pride! It’s difficult to see because he’s not saying something positive about himself, but by dominating the conversation with facts about himself he says, “My life is very interesting! Everybody look at me!” This is not humility – it’s pride. The third example displays a mature lady who does not draw attention to herself. She is not consumed with thoughts about herself but shows interest in other people.
CS Lewis put it like this: “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less”.
Journey Folk, Let us be a people who do not obsess with our own issues and self-image – but on The big guy in the sky instead.
Philippians 2:3-5 "(3) Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; (4) do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. (5) Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,"
Hope to see you all Sunday at 9:54
Cept you Texans, that a long drive-but we miss you.
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