Tonight a good friend of mine was asking about humility - what the heck does that look like? How do you know it's real and not "made up"? It got me thinking and chatting with Jesus. What I discovered was that I believe humility is not just an external action, but an internal reaction. A trust between you and someone; a difference to someone or something greater than yourself.
The Bible talks about thinking of yourself in soberness, which to me you cannot do this on your own. I know that I am just learning who I am and how I'm made. The only way truly to "think of myself in soberness" is to hear from the one who made me. Yup, the big G. Haha. He talks to me, I talk to Him. We're growing in this relationship, but each day it is getting better. The more I really hear Him the more I'm finding I hardly know Him. He's wonderful and nothing like the Vintage 21 Jesus, haha!!
In order to have true humility I'm thinking you cannot have an agenda because you lay aside your will for someone else's. You let go. I think you can be super humble and still be confident, strong, and wealthy. It's not about the outside, but the HEART. Humility I believe is a posture of the heart. Now I'm still learning myself, these are just my thoughts on the matter.
I know that me by myself can NEVER be humble. By nature I am a jerk, haha, BUT the real me, the one that Jesus died for is able to live life through with Jesus' help because he made it so the crap of sin stuff no longer effects me. Only because of Him.
THE REAL US is NOT the sinful, shameful, angry, depressed, (fill in the blank) person we feel like we are. The REAL US is who God says we are and made us to be. Jesus REDEEMED what was lost, thus we originally were made in beauty, grace, love, peace, gentleness, humility, etc. We can have the nature of Christ to bring us back to the original us.
Humility is trusting (letting Him control/take over) and believing (agreeing with and taking steps with) God, more than ourselves.
I'm wrecked because I want to understand this better. . .
2 comments:
Awesome insight Rach!
I love how straight forward & raw you're getting with these friend! Maybe its the 1am aspect... ;) you really are a good writer. I love the line about,"we can have the nature of Christ to bring us back to the original us" what a sweet revelation!! Keep it coming!
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