February Resolution Focus: Humility

The dictionary defines humility as modesty, lacking pretence, not believing that you are superior to others. Sometimes my pride comes all dressed up like it's humility and it's really just the mask that i'm wearing. Self deprecation, and that refusal to look at the camera aren't really humility. I need to learn how to put that away and wear the real thing: humbleness in all it's life like, serving, giving, thinking-of-others-first beauty.


Let me tell you, humility is NOT in my genes. I gravitate toward self conceit every time. Just ask my brothers and sister. They know that I would think of myself first when left to my own devices. Putting away that ugly pride requires me to deny myself, to put away envy and that horrible desire in me to BE FIRST! I am looking forward to Haiti, but I know I have to be careful not to let my education, my position, my country, status or whatever preconcieved notions I have about Haiti get in the way of being that servant first. I know that I have a really lot to learn.


Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves (Phil 2:3)


Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, (Col. 3:12)