James Kraft Supporter 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Humility is the opposite of pride and selfrighteousness. Only God is Holy. Our feeble attempts to make our selves righteous will fail and create humility in us. We show kindness to others realizing that we have our own faults. 

We love people because Jesus loves us and gave His life for us. We show grace to others because God has shown us such grace and mercy. The only way to learn humility is for God to bring us low. 

Pride always goes before a fall. When we think we are something, God says we are nothing. We understand that God does not need us, but we sure do need Him.

It is understanding that we have nothing in us to commend us to God. We all sin and fall short of the Glory of God.

Paul said it best; He had a thorn in the flesh to keep him from pride and selfrighteosness. He asked the Lord three times to remove it, and God said NO, Sometimes it is better for us to have some small sin in our life than to be pridefull and selfrighteous. 

The good news is that Gods grace is sufficient for us even though satan accuses us day and night.

It makes us rely upon God completely and trusting only in His righteousness, and not our own. 

Man says, I can overcome, Jesus says, without me you can do nothing.

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Veronica Ryabchuk Supporter

My opinion is that humble means having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance or lower (someone) in dignity or importance.

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curtis godwin Supporter

Psalm 147:6: The lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked down to the ground.

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Jeffrey Johnson Supporter

What does it mean to be humble?

There was never a more humble man that walked the earth than Jesus himself. If we imitate him, then we become humble. That is what it means to be humble.

Being humble means having a modest view of one's own importance, achievements, and abilities, and avoiding arrogance or pride. It involves recognising personal limitations, being open to feedback, and valuing others equally. 

A genuinely humble person focuses on others rather than self-promotion. 

Recognising one's strengths and weaknesses without conceit or low self-esteem.

Treating others with dignity and not acting superior.

Being willing to learn, accept feedback, and admit when you are wrong.

Not bragging about accomplishments or seeking constant recognition.

Remaining humble regardless of success or high status. 

A leader who takes responsibility for a failure instead of blaming their team.

A successful professional who acknowledges the help they received from mentors and colleagues.

A high-ranking person performing a "menial" task, such as a CEO cleaning up a mess in the office kitchen. [Example: when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples the night before he died.]

A person who is highly skilled but doesn't feel the need to boast about their accomplishments. 

Being humble is the opposite of being proud. A humble person does not have an inflated opinion of himself. He is not overly assertive in manner or spirit. He is moderate, not presuming too much, not being vain or conceited. He is kind and mild-tempered.

Note these four examples of humility that we do well to imitate: 
(1) God, who certainly was humble when dealing with Abraham and Moses (Genesis 18:22-33; Numbers 14:11-21; Ephesians 5:1); 

(2) Jesus Christ, who humbled himself and became obedient as far as death (Philippians 2:5-8; 1 Peter 2:21); 

(3) The apostle Paul, who 'slaved for the Lord with the greatest lowliness of mind’ (Acts 20:18, 19; 1 Corinthians 11:1); and 

(4) 'those taking the lead among you'.

Then the example of "Naaman, who led the Syrians to victory."

Just think too what it must have taken for a man in his position to do what he did. He not only took the word of a little slave girl from an enemy nation, but he had to leave his own gods behind, perhaps thinking he would be risking their displeasure, and go to a country at enmity with his and ask a prophet of a strange God to do something for him. Naaman's becoming humble meant something of greater worth to him than being cleansed of leprosy. What was that? It led him to become a man seeking the approval of the one true God. 

By showing humility, the Syrian army chief Naaman was miraculously cured of leprosy.

Like Naaman, we can profit spiritually immeasurably if we 'wrap ourselves in the garment of humility' and realise that God favours the humble.​—1 Pet. 5:5, New English Bible.

Whereas Gehazi, who was Elisha's servant, lost his health and his privilege of serving with Elisha because he was covered with Naaman's leprosy, because he was not humble. Read 2nd Kings Chapter 5. There, we learn of an individual in ancient times who developed humility. By reading and analysing the account, we can personally derive benefit as we each seek to gird ourselves with lowliness of mind.

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