Humility is a Verb.

" The trouble with true humility is you can't talk about it"---Michael Thomsett.


"I am so humble, you could learn a lot from me." "If it were not for me, there would not be humility" Sound familiar? Does a true humble person think like this? Of course not, humility is just that humility. Being humble means you don't think about being humble. What is the opposite of humility? That good ole word, PRIDE. In the same way we ask God for patience, and I want it right now!, do we ask for humility so we can show everyone how much better we are then they? But believe it or not there is also good Pride. Pride in our family, our team, our church, our job, our friends, our GOD.

Humility: a trait that many politicians tell everyone they have, but lack in just that. What is humility? Well good ole Webster tells us that "Humility" is: "The act of being Humble" (Don't you hate it when the dictionary does that, makes you look up two words when you just needed the definition of one?{ Anyway "Humble" means:not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive . OK so humility means not being proud, or haughty, not arrogant or assertive. I do not really agree with that definition completely. Because I believe you can be humble and still be proud or assertive. But that is as close to a good definition as I could find. You see to the world, being humble means to be a meek, quiet, unassertive, in the back ground, out of the picture, not wanting to argue with anyone about anything even though you may know more about the subject, a wimp, in other words. That is totally wrong.

To me being humble means caring, not puffing up your self, your accomplishments, putting others before yourself, serving others, helping anyone in need, giving time, money, anything you can to help. It does not mean quietly sitting down and letting no one know right from wrong.

Matthew 18:3-5

New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

5 “And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[a] is welcoming me.

I love this verse, it give me an excuse to act as a little child! But seriously think about how children play, they don't argue over race, color, economic standing, education, politics, they just play. When your playing Cowboys and Indians no one is better then anyone else your either a Cowboy or an Indian. There is innocence in children, there is compassion there is wonder, there is love, yes these things are what Jesus was telling us what humility was through this kids.

Humility is an attitude. It is a way of life. It is a verb. I know a verb is an action word, you see to be humble you have to act. Take action today, care for others, concern yourself with others problems, you will be amazed at how this turns your attention off your own problems.

My Dad has a neighbor, across the street. Very nice man, loves to talk!! But he has been retired for a number of years and likes to stay busy. He mows all the elderly peoples yards on the street. I believe at last count he was mowing 5 yards, front and back. He told me the other day he had both his riding mower and his walk behind mower all tuned up and ready for the summer. He explained to me how he goes through the process of mowing all these yards. First he gets his rider and mows all the front yards all at once. Then he gets the walk behind mower and does each back yard individually. Then he comes back and weed eats, and does the edging in each front yard individually. Finally he gets his blower and blows all the trimmings out in the street. He is retired from the City Parks and Recreation dept ant he calls his buddy who drives a street cleaning truck to come and make a pass up our street to suck up all the yard trimmings out in our street. A few of these neighbors got together a few years ago and wanted to pay him about a couple hundred dollars for doing this so faithfully, but he refused. He said he does it to keep busy and to help, he cares how the lawns on our street look, and knows most of his neighbors are just getting to old to do it themselves. He is not a Christian, just a caring man who helps. Me and Dad invite him to church, talk about the things of the Lord with him all the time. Humility in action by a non-believer.

Humility is a verb, it is acting, it is doing, it is caring, it is showing by our actions our love for others. Say hello to that guy or gal on the street corner asking for a handout, keep bottles of water in your car and hand them out. If you have it, and feel so led, give them a dollar bill or more. BUT just acknowledge they are part of the human race. Show your humility,. See that goes against every definition I have ever heard for humility. Show it, by your actions, not your non actions.

Stand up for what you believe, get in others face if you have to. Is this humility also? Not according to Webster, but I believe it is. Being humble is not being a wimp. It is knowing what is right and what is wrong and pointing it out to people. Humility is a attitude, a lifestyle, a calling. If you see someone living in sin, knowing they are going to hell, telling them this is caring for them and therefore being humble. You care for them and do not what them to suffer a horrible eternity in hell. This is humility in action.

Let us all take action and be humble.