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Let us speak of this verse:
Philippians 2:3 (New International Version)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
I was reading an article written by Natalie Grant and it started out with this verse. And she mentioned how easy it was to act humble but how hard it is to be humble.
We often know what the humble thing to do is. We often see the opportunity to serve others. And often, its very simple to do it, to take that opportunity. But do we have ulterior motives? A lot of the time when we act humble, we get praised for it. Are we serving others for that praise? For that recognition?
And how often do we consider EVERYBODY better than ourselves, even people we think are ten times worse? I certainly hardly ever do it. I tend to either place people on an impossibly high pedastel, or I put myself right up there on that pedastel. Very rarely do I find myself at an equal balance with somebody, let alone below them.
Maybe that's where true humility begins, where God starts to place the desire in our hearts to serve others, not for the praise but because we realize that we owe it to the One who paid our debts when we could not.
In any case, I don't know about you but I know I need to pray hard for humility. I like to think I am humble, but isn't that a contradiction? So if you would, please pray for me on this one too. I need your prayers.
Oh and I want to hear what you're thought are on this verse, your personal experiences, etc. If you don't mind!
Philippians 2:3 (New International Version)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
I was reading an article written by Natalie Grant and it started out with this verse. And she mentioned how easy it was to act humble but how hard it is to be humble.
We often know what the humble thing to do is. We often see the opportunity to serve others. And often, its very simple to do it, to take that opportunity. But do we have ulterior motives? A lot of the time when we act humble, we get praised for it. Are we serving others for that praise? For that recognition?
And how often do we consider EVERYBODY better than ourselves, even people we think are ten times worse? I certainly hardly ever do it. I tend to either place people on an impossibly high pedastel, or I put myself right up there on that pedastel. Very rarely do I find myself at an equal balance with somebody, let alone below them.
Maybe that's where true humility begins, where God starts to place the desire in our hearts to serve others, not for the praise but because we realize that we owe it to the One who paid our debts when we could not.
In any case, I don't know about you but I know I need to pray hard for humility. I like to think I am humble, but isn't that a contradiction? So if you would, please pray for me on this one too. I need your prayers.
Oh and I want to hear what you're thought are on this verse, your personal experiences, etc. If you don't mind!