“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” James 4:10
I love what the Urban Dictionary says about this word:
Humble: An admirable quality that not many people possess. It means that a person may have accomplished a lot, or be a lot but doesn’t feel it is necessary to advertise or gab about it.
Do you know people who would be considered humble? What are their attitudes like? Who do they put at the forefront of every action or reaction? What stimulates their actions? Would you consider yourself when mentioning the word humble?
I’ve know some amazingly humble people in my lifetime. Their primary attitudes are servitude and almost seem to say, “What can I do for you?” They never put themselves at the forefront of anything but are the ones serving in the background, not wanting or needing the spotlight. They often take action to help someone before anyone even asks. They seem to have a sixth-sense about when help is needed. It just comes so naturally to them.
1 Peter 5:6 also tells us, “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time...” This verse says that if we behave in a humble fashion, God will take care of the recognition. He alone will lift us up to a place of honor, not as the world does but in His own time. So many people I know seek the limelight in a way that is almost shameless. They did this, they did that, and nobody can do these things as well as they do it all. There is definitely no humility there!
It’s really hard to bestow honor upon someone who is truly humble. Their downcast look or hesitancy in receiving the award awaiting them could be mistaken for meekness. But I have a great answer for those who are described as meek! My former pastor used to say, “Meekness is not weakness, its power under control!” Well, I think that puts a little different emphasis on the word humble. Humble people possess a huge amount of power to be able to pull back from the limelight and be content in their servant’s shoes!
So how would your friends, colleagues, and family describe you? Would they say you’re arrogant, pushy, stepping on anyone in your way as you strive to get to the top? Or would they say you’re a humble person? One who doesn’t seek for self but works well with others and puts the needs of others first?
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