Being Humble Doesn't Mean I'm Weak.

“By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honor, and life”- Proverbs 22:4.

I first took real notice of the words humble and humility about eight years ago. We were attending a church that was pastured by a family member, we were going because we were new in the neighborhood, even though we were not comfortable, but we felt the need to praise and worship GOD with others. On this particular day I did not go for altar call (I usually do every week), when GOD gave the pastor a word for me. I remember it till this very day” If you stay humble, everything will be alright”.

When this was said, I did not understand what it meant, as I was always a very quiet and compassionate person, also Life was pretty fair and things were progressing fairly well. Secondly I was always under the impression that your Pastor/Priest were meant to pray for you, watch your back, protect you spiritually and pray you through difficult times. This one didn’t! This lady went on to destroy us and our reputation with the few people we knew in the community, she told people that even GOD was telling us that we were proud and thought too much of ourselves! We left that church so fast, it was not where we belong and went on to find one that suited us! Coming form London UK, not knowing a lot of people, we were a bit conservative, private and cautious but not proud. I would usually go out of the way to offer a helping hand to others.

Having worked all my life, I had never depended on anyone for anything, but that does not mean I was proud, and even if we were facing some form of difficulty, I did not believe that anyone should allow others to put them down, no matter what their circumstances are.

After that pastor hurt and humiliated us so much, I did research about God’s take on humility and to find the true meaning of humility. The definition of humble in the English dictionary is “modest, not proud or arrogant”. Throughout the Bible GOD and our Lord Jesus, had a lot to say about humility. First of all, starting with Jesus, he came down to earth as man, was born in the humblest of places, lived his life simply, was taunted and provoked by man and eventually was killed between thieves, when he had GOD and legions of angels to use if he wanted to, yet he lived a simple life, he had nothing to prove, because he knew who he was.

1^st Peter 5:6 says, ^“ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time”. James 4:6 says, “ But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble”.When a lot of people saw us being humble, they assumed that we were weak. Mathew 5:5 says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” .

Being humble and meek is often under-appreciated in modern society, but it turns out that the secret to success and fulfillment may very well lie in the ability to be humble. Humble people are often seen as weak, and passive. What is not seen is that humble people are usually not self absorbed or prideful and that they can be compassionate people. Humility should come naturally to a lot of people, but it usually need to be learnt.

By staying humble, my daughter and me were able to cope with all the issues we had to deal with. We had GOD’s Grace and that was enough! Yes it was painful but GOD’s amazing Grace enabled us to ask for the help and advice we needed. I know people who have refused help, even though they needed it and they have actually said that they are too proud to accept charity. These are Christians who ought to know the word of GOD! They ought to know better! As Christians, they should know what GOD says about pride. Some people at times say that, “I am too humble to ask for help”, really people?

Please don’t confuse pride with humility. We should be thankful, grateful and humble enough to recognize that it is GOD’s amazing Grace that takes us through every second of every day and not our own resources or strength!

Below is a song that always reminds me of God's grace.