Humility is rooted in the Fear of the Lord. As we’ve seen throughout the teaching from the Book of Proverbs on Wise Living, the Fear of the Lord is simply recognizing that He’s God and I’m not. Recognizing that premise is what humility is all about.
Alex Haley, the author of the book on slavery in America, ROOTS, has a picture in his office, showing a turtle sitting atop a fence. The picture is there to remind him of a lesson he learned long ago: 'If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had some help getting up there,' explains Alex.
'Any time I start thinking, WOW, ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS WHAT I'VE DONE! I look at that picture and remember how this turtle--me--got up on that post.'
When I lose site of the fact that God is the Creator of all things, the One who holds everything together and the One to whom all of creation will ultimately be accountable. It is easy to get arrogant.
Arrogance is an ego that is out of control. EGO – Edging God Out. Even insecure people can have an ego that is out of place. An ego is out of place when people think that everything is about them and that all of the universe resolves around them.
Humility has been described this way: Humility is not thinking less of myself, humility is thinking of my self less.
How often do you think about you? Are you always thinking about you? Is it hard for you to figure out why other people aren’t always thinking about you?
The Turtle Didn’t Get There On His Own.
