Humility is the opposite of Pride

I know this, and you know this. Humility and pride are pretty much opposite of each other on the spectrum of virtues.

I think of Humility I think of Christ.

He came in the form of a servant, he was humble, he thought outside the box, why? Because he loved. He loved mankind, he came to show love, to be an example, to be a servant, ... to show us how to live.
Some people humility and a humble spirit comes natural. They do great things, and they want to stay under the radar. That person who gave money to buy a whole family's Christmas, anonymously, that person who gave up their family time to help out another, that person who spend a few extra minutes of their day blessing someone else.

There are other people that humility does not come natural, they are confident, boisterous and even obnoxious at times. But when you see that humble spirit, that humility come through to their character then you know Christ is in them, Jesus Christ is real and he is awesome !!!

I sometimes think of Paul that way in the Bible, I think God did a miraculous work in him on the road to Damascus, he changed him, but I think he still struggled even after that with pride and being arrogant. You can tell in his writings that he was very confident and self-assured that he knew what he was doing, but then you read what God did for him, not just his story, but over and over he reminded others of God's amazing grace.


Humility is being willing to set yourself aside for a more important purpose and Paul did just that, so did Jesus, but two very different individuals in contrast.

Are you willing to set yourself aside for a more important purpose? Your hopes, your dreams, your desires, "your goals in life" your money, your future, your home, your children, your parents, your career. Are you willing to set all that aside for a more important purpose? Ask yourself that, meditate on your motives, and examine yourself today.

When people ask me how do I know Jesus Christ is real, I can tell them I see him everyday. I see him transform people through HIS virtues, his love and his spirit and only God can do that !!! Have you ever seen God transform a prideful person into a humble person? I have.  I serve a living God !!!