Humility Keeping it Real

7 When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: 8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you, has also been invited? 9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table! 10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.11For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”  

Luke 14:7-11 (NLT)

6 Don’t demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great.7 It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace.

Proverbs 25:6-7 (NLT)

                The issue of humility is one that many of us as Christians struggle with. To be honest it is and can be a hindrance to our own walk and our witness for God. It might be hard to understand or believe but we often come off as arrogant know it all’s in a world full of people looking for answers. We often are quick with answers to questions that others have without fully knowing the situation that they are actually in. One of my favorite verses of scripture it is found in James 1:19, “¹⁹ My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” as believers we must choose our words wisely but also our actions. We must be sure to watch our reactions and our speech as not to add injury to insult in another person’s life. In most cases today you are and will be the only Jesus someone sees.  I challenge you to try today to live humbly before the world. Allow God to promote you before man and they will see him through you. Often we work so hard to get where we believe we should be that we create problems along the way. Even more often when we get to the place we think we should be we figure out we are in the wrong place. If we allow God to promote us he will give you a peace about where you are and opportunities to share the Good news with others along life’s journey. Have a blessed day and may God continue to bless you as you desire to serve Him.