Humility...just 8 words, but look how hard it is to be humble. Just to lower yourself a little bit will take so much.
I looked into the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and the meaning of humility is this:
humility: noun - the quality of not being proud
humble: adj. - 1.not proud 2. low social rank
Ok, now let's see it in this way. I didn't get that definition from the Bible. But does that mean the definition was incorrect?? No, not technically. Eventhough I'm not taking this definition from the Bible, it is to define it from the context of worldly reason.
Let's give it an example:
Eventhought you can sing beautifully, talk in a big event, play the musical instruments very well, or even if you are handsome or pretty. You shouldn't be proud. You know why??
*If you can sing beautifully, it was God who gave you the talent to sing.
*If you can talk in a big event, it was God who gave you the gift to talk and connect with people.
*If you can play the musical instruments very well, it was God who gave you skill hands.
*If you are handsome or pretty, it is because you are "...fearfully and wonderfully made..."
"The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor."
(Proverbs 15:33)
"He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble."
(Proverbs 3:34)
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up."
(James 4:10)
God bless!!!
Sincerely,
...deb...