Hope for Humility

“I am the most humble person you will ever meet!” 

This is a funny statement to hear and one used as a joke in many instances. Humility is a great struggle for most of us. We are told in abundance that the most important thing for you to worry about is: you. Self centeredness is rampant all around us and maybe in our own life because the popular belief is to do all things for yourself.  Building up of yourself takes priority over building up others.  So what has the greatest value, to seek after anything that will build up yourself or is it humility and investing in others. Humility has great value in that it is essentially the removal of selfish ambition, which can leave the room necessary for doing something for others. To be caught up in the pursuit of selfish gain will build up your life in some ways, but will often come with great harm done in the life of someone else. Should I tear down others for a temporary personal satisfaction of my own selfish desires? The most memorable people are usually those that try to serve others without expecting anything in return. With humility in action, one is remembered because of the service they provided in building the other up. So it is the resistance of trying to be remembered that leads to being remembered. In order to be motivated for this type of attitude, and making it your lifestyle, you must draw from something that is above you and everything else. In Scripture, the book of Romans, we see a statement of the ultimate sacrifice that has lead to the possibility of salvation for all. “-but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) So it is love for the world that lead the Creator God to provide a way for the world to have eternal life through the ultimate sacrifice. (John 3:16) For those that believe in the sacrifice of Christ, sacrifice for others becomes much easier. This is because of the influence of Christ in all areas of life for a believer. Those that trust in Jesus as the sacrifice for theirs sins learn from His words and deeds. Selfish ambition becomes clear for what it is, an empty endeavor. Because of the certainty of hope, that is eternal life in the presence of God the Father through Jesus the Son, we are enabled with the desire for a humble, fulfilled life in Christ serving others. A lowly and humble life that serves the needs of others, with the love of Christ. That is a valuable life, a life with eternal value. A challenge perhaps, but a worthy endeavor.