ON THE VALUE OF HUMILITY!

There was a time that I approached a friend of whom I had great expectations. But sad to say, he disappointed me by impulsively responding to a particular situation out of his weakness rather than out of Christ’s presence that I knew within him . However, the power of Christ’s presence prevailed when I reproached him. After a short while, we talked again and instead of defending himself, he disarmed and humbly spoke to me, “I am weak and in need of your forgiveness and prayers.”

We are humble when we face the truth about ourselves. We cannot help but to think of ourselves  as imperfect beings constantly in need of the grace of God. St. Paul willingly boasts his own weakness so that the strenght of Christ may rest upon him. It is undeniably a pure act of humility and total dependence on God. In his own words, St. Paul says that in his weakness, he is strong for God is his source of strenght. We, Christians, should imitate that kind of humility that the apostle of the Gentiles had shown us as an example. If you accept and face the truth that you are weak, it will not be difficult for you to ask and receive the grace of God. To be humble, to be willing to accept the truth about ourselves is actually the strongest kind of protection. Instead of putting up defence for others to attack, we would bow our heads down and leave nothing for them to fight against.

God sees the truth in us. He deeply knows who we are and what we are when we are alone. So, don’t dare to deceive God but instead, humble like a child so that God will exalt you.