Kingdom Paradox // Descend In Order To SoarSample
Gotta Get Humble
Let’s first get straight on what “getting humble” is not. It’s not trying to think poorly of ourselves or denigrating ourselves or anything like that. It actually involves taking the focus off ourselves. Getting humble is checking our tendency to think ourselves better than others, or more important, valuable, worthy of time or mindshare or respect. Getting humble is shutting down our tendency to "size people up” and position them on some scale—based on money, title, education, geography, whatever. Getting humble is recognizing all people as the careful works of God, equally worthy of love and sacrifice.
Getting humble is counterintuitive, and it moves against the prevailing culture. You see, we men want to feel successful, important—and have others consider us so. Culture trains us, therefore, to promote ourselves; to be strategic with our time and attention; and to let positions determine our treatment of others. This training is foolish. It misses the sense and strength of humbleness.
Imagine someone humble. They’re often fearless, able to act on convictions, rather than trying to impress. Their decision-making is often sound, unclouded by insecurity or prejudice. They listen and welcome honest differences. They abide critics, crushed not by their criticism. They’re often magnetic, treating all people with respect. They engender loyalty, camaraderie. King Solomon wrote, “with the humble is wisdom” (Proverbs 11:2). We want to work with humble people. We want to work for them and have them work for us. We want them as spouses, friends. But, mostly, we should want to get humble ourselves.
Okay, so what do we do?
Practice getting humble. Choose something this week: initiate a conversation and listen more than you talk; serve in a way that’s mundane or difficult (unpleasant, even); help someone anonymously; and give someone the credit they deserve (even if you deserve some too).
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We men want to climb high—to ascend in status and career, to increase in money and influence. We desire success, importance, esteem. But our King, Jesus, taught us an entirely different approach. He showed us that only by getting low do we ever truly get to fly high. Start this five-day plan to discover the power of humility and service. Join hundreds of thousands of Mighty Men reading WiRE.
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