1 Peter 5:5-7 – “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for 

“God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”  

6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”  NKJV

I almost laugh when I hear someone being lauded for something they have done and their response is, “Well I want to be humble…”  Humility needs no declaration of humility for in calling attention to one’s personal humility is to virtually destroy it.  The Bible clearly reveals that ‘pride’ goes before ‘destruction’ and ‘haughtiness’ before a fall.  Humility is evident in its conduct and deportment and needs no proclamation.

It is easy to become prideful and begin the dangerous endeavor of ‘comparison’.  Too many times one can fall into the trap of the Pharisee and the Publican Jesus referred to and injure our arms patting ourselves on the back.  I have known people who seem to believe that saying from the Book of Pride: ‘He that tooteth not his own horn it will not be tooted.’  Proverbs 27:2 declares that we are to let praise come from others not ourselves.  It is one thing to say, “I’m humbled by that” and another to say, “I am humble.”

Jesus said in the Beatitudes that the “meek” would inherit the earth and I had a preacher tell me once, “Yea, they’ll get a mouthful it as people walk on them.”  He could not envision being anything but forceful and demanding, after all he was THE PASTOR.  That kind of pride has an odor about it that draws but not what one would desire.  If we are truly ‘humble’ we need no recognition of our deeds for we do them as unto the Lord.  I have had people tell me they wanted to make a donation of money or an item to the church and wanted no recognition.  Some meant that but others said it wanting to appear ‘humble’ but made it very clear that if you failed to recognize them they would be offended.  Then when recognized they would make a big deal over ‘being humble’ and not wanting praise.  I’m humble, can’t you tell?

I have watched people come to the Lord, receive a call of God on their lives and follow the directive of James from their heart.  Their humility was inspiring and infectious.  Some of them waited patiently for long periods of time before any recognition or promotion came.  They were content to ‘do all as unto the Lord’ and whatever their hand found to do they did it with their all.  They were genuinely humble and God rewarded them in His time.

I believe humility is a reflection of trust.  It is a demonstration of total confidence in the promises of God.   A truly humble person can, without reservation or hesitation, ‘cast all their care on the Lord’ for they are fully confident and secure in the knowledge that God ‘cares for them.’  If I know I am loved unconditionally and the God of all living is watching over me guiding and guarding my life I can TRUST.  It is out of a position of trust that I can walk in true humility.  Pride says, “I have to make you know what I’ve done and how valuable I am.”  Humility says, “I know God loves and cares for Him and I can trust Him.”

May God help you learn to trust to the point that you can walk in humility.   Blessings be upon you is my prayer and desire!