Adopt Humility

Philip. 2:^4-5 “Get beyond yourselves and protecting your own interests; be sincere, and secure your neighbours’ interests first. In other words, adopt the mind-set of Jesus the Anointed. Live with His attitude in your hearts…” (Voice).

Philip. 2:^3-4 “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” God says, you and I are to think of other people as better than we are and this is a major struggle for a lot of people. However, it is important to note that God did not say put yourself down, He said, lift the other person up. Two different things. God is saying, let it flow and for humility to flow I need to defer to my peers and my subordinates. Are you concerned that if you live like this, people will take you for a ride, people will step on your head? Humility is different from ‘humbility’ (pretending to be humble); every time you choose to obey God, no matter how foolish you appear, you will always come out on top – every single time! I can give you several examples of my life. When people disdain you, just be calm and let it go. They do not know because if they knew, they would have behaved better. So let humility flow.

Humility flows When We Defer To Our Peers And Our Subordinates. Secondly, Humility flows When We Give Up Our Privileges. Phil.2:⁷ “Instead, he gave up his divine privileges…”. If you want to be unstoppable, you cannot cling to your rights. Unfortunately, that is how we have been told to survive because it has been a jungle. So, people want to cling to their rights. I am not disputing that it is your right but for humility to flow in your life and in your relationships, you need to give up your privileges. For instance, you are privileged to get the last seat on the bus. And at the next bus-stop, someone looking frail or more in need of the seat gets on the bus. Humility means you get up and let the person sit.

Interestingly, the term ‘gentleman’ is fast going out of the window these days. What it means to be a gentleman is, if you are sitting down and a lady comes, you should stand up, give up your seat for her. Giving up your privilege means giving up a seat that is rightfully yours, giving up a position that is rightfully yours, giving up a key that is rightfully yours. Letting the other person take the advantage. When we let humility flow, promotion is inevitable, harmony is inevitable. The Bible says that wherever there is strife, there is arrogance. In other words, everywhere you see strife, there is arrogance. Humility means someone has to give up his or her privileges.

It does not mean you are a fool; you know it is your privilege. The different between a fool and a humble person is, the fool does not even know his or her privilege. You know it is your privilege, you are not a fool, but you are giving it up for the global good. You are a humble person. Most times, we want and insist on our rights, and there is a place for that. Yet, the real life that God has called us to live is the life that flows with humility and humility flows when give up our privileges.

Prayer: Father, help me adopt the mindset of Jesus and live with His attitude of heart, in Jesus Name. Amen!