- James 4:6 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”[a]
1. Humility is not thinking LESS of yourself, it is thinking of yourself LESS.
C.S Lewis
2. Humility is less about your ACTIONS, and more about your INTENTIONS
“It’s easy to do godly, beneficial works before a watching world, all the while concealing a self seeking motive. We can move a crowd with a great message but inwardly be motivated by selfish ambition” John Bevere
GREAT works with WRONG motives is OPPOSED by God
MUNDANE works with the RIGHT motives is BLESSED by God
Psalm 139:23-24 God, I invite your searching gaze into my heart. Examine me through and through; find out everything that may be hidden within me. Put me to the test and sift through all my anxious cares. See if there is any path of pain I’m walking on, and lead me back to your glorious, everlasting way— the path that brings me back to you.
3. Humility has to be put to the TEST.
The covetous man grabs at the shadow and loses the substance” Adam Clarke
Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
The Secret of CONTENTMENT is knowing how to overcome the schemes of the enemy.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
CONTENTMENT comes when truly SEE Jesus for who He is.