Humility

“Matthew chapter 7, verse 11. And the last thing I'd like for us to look at is gratitude promotes humility. And we know what that word humility means. I just want to kind of define it for us. When I say humility, I mean approachable, teachable, respectable. Humility. This is a loss thing, I think. Someone with humility, humbleness.”

“The first thing that I want you to see is that Paul's humility is humility with great confidence. Paul's humility is humility with great confidence. Now, this doesn't make sense, does it? I mean, normally when we see the greatness of God, we just sort of want to shut our mouths. We get low.”

“But when you pursue humility, and it is something you have to pursue, it is something that you have to press, it is something that you have to discipline in your life, but when you do, it will make a difference. Because at its core, humility is the secret to lasting success. Think about that. At its core, humility is the secret of lasting success.”

“Because humility is the work of the cross in me. Why is it important to be humble? Because humility takes me back to where I need to be, where I need to live, at the place of the foot of the cross. And when we come to the foot of the cross, we find grace and gratitude mingled together in the work of Christ for us.”

“This is the model of true humility. It doesn't matter what the task is. It's humble enough to receive and to take on any task. Humility does not mean self-deprecation for the advancement of others. Humility is not thinking less of yourself thinking less of your worth in Christ. Humility is thinking less about yourself. In other words, you are not the center of your universe.”

“And it is that spirit of dependency, humility that is vital. Why is humility so important? I may give you several reasons. One, humility focuses our attention on Christ and His strength. Instead of, I can, I'm easily able to repeatedly say, I can't. Humility reduces the stress of performance and perfection.”

“That's a superiority complex. But we think if pride is a superiority complex, then humility must be an inferiority complex. Not so. Not so at all. Humility is not an inferiority complex. It's not going around thinking, I'm no good, I'm not worthy, I don't count, I don't matter. That's not at all. That's just self-depreciation. That's not humility.”

“The Bible speaks here in this passage about Christ humbling himself and becoming obedient to the point of death. And based upon the realization of what Christ did in his work on the cross for us, God has called us to be cross-bearing people, people who are followers of the way in which our lives and lifestyle are to be marked by humility. The Christian life is a call to a life of humility.”