What does it take to perform a truly humble act from one person to another? Is humility a lost art? What reasons could cause true humility? Is being humble a sign of weakness or strength?
2006-12-03 22:50:00 · 12 answers · asked by Illuminated 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
being humble is simply being honest, nothing more, nothing less
2006-12-03 22:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by t 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To perform a truly humble act you need to be truly humble. You can't feign humility. There is definetly a thing such as 'false humility'
If you understand how great and loving and beautiful and perfect God is you will feel quite small and bad about the fact that you are so far away from Him. Its actually natural for us to feel humble cos we are like a tiny spark and God is like the sun itself.
I don't think its a lost art. Its quite lost but not completley. In the world of 'survival of the fittest' humility is not a quality but if you don't care about survival like you care about actually living then humility will be more desirable. i'm not sure if its even an art. Its a quality. A very good one. Its a sign of spiritual strength (which is given to us by God) and also a recognition of our weakness. God is the all powerful one and we are completely at His mercy. He has given us every good quality that we have, our life, our freedom, our intelligence etc.
What casues humility: understanding God really; understanding our identity as spirit soul (not this body); hearing about God from authorities (people who know God); hearing Gods Holy Names.
2006-12-03 23:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humble: being modest and having an unassuming attitude and behavior. Colossians 3:12; Romans 12:3 James 4:10
1Peter 5:5; Matthew 18:4
Examples Jacob - Genesis 32:10
King Saul- 1Samuel 9:21
King David 2Samuel 7:18
King Solomon- 1 Kings 3:7
John the Baptist- Matthew 3:14
The Centurion- Matthew 8:8
Paul- 1 Timothy 1:15
Jesus Christ- Matthew 11:29, John 13:5, Phillippians 2:8
2006-12-03 23:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be humble is to be dead to the self (selfless) and transfixed upon Christ (Christocentric), and upon helping others outside the self. Humbleness is the state of humility, non-assertiveness, non-aggressiveness and non-haughtiness. This is the state of True Humanness, True Man and True Women.
True Power (Strength) comes by way of stepping into the state of "powerlessness", only then will God "empower" one with True Power, otherwise reliance on self-sufficient strength and power is a pseudo strength without God; it becomes self-seeking power.
The word "human" has its etymological origin rooted in the word "humility", and yes indeed, this awareness has vanished into oblivion and humility is a lost art, much to the deterioration of Humankind.
2006-12-03 23:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humbling yourself is a mark of greatness, not because you are humbling yourself even it you are say "on top" but because you are doing what God commanded you to.
It is a mark of greatness not because you shine when you are humble, but you submit to what God commands you to.
It doesn't necessarily mean that you say "not really" when someone complements you, but being true, and knowing that there is someone greater than you no matter how successful you are.
Do not forget to look back to where you came from. Do not forget to realize that if you are too proud, God can easily take away your success. Do not think that you are superior, for you will never be greater than God.
2006-12-03 23:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by hellofriend! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humbling oneself is a sign of strength. Like if you did something wrong - instead of brushing it off or putting the blame elsewhere, you could go up to the person and say you were wrong & sorry.
2006-12-03 22:54:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Moses was considered the most humble man in the world at the time he lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Yet he later judged them and was punished.
I believe that knowing who you are and what sins you are capable of should make you truly humble.
Strength.. it takes a lot to admit who you really are underneath it all.
2006-12-03 22:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be truly humble one must kwow who one is in Christ and also knowing that one has God the Father's complete approval of who one is. Then one does not need to look to men for approval of one's significance, identity and security and then one can act humbly towards others from this position of strength. One has no pride because what one does is all of Jesus Christ and nothing of oneself.
2006-12-03 23:19:03 · answer #8 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humility is a sign of strength. Was Jesus weak because He washed the disciples feet? I think not. Jesus was not feared, but respected. Respect commands strength.
2006-12-03 22:54:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Narcissism and self belief in oneself are 2 thoroughly diverse animals. One is extreme and the different is sensible. even as someone is going to extra they have an inclination to not imagine about the leads to their moves or the way it impacts others. i experience the sin takes position even as different each and anybody is damage interior the technique of suggested narcissistic habit. What one human being considers wonderful ought to correctly be loathsome to others.
2016-11-30 03:06:29 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humility is a perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is to never be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore.To wonder at nothing done to me, to feel nothing done against me. To be at peace when no body praises me. And when I am blamed or dispised it is to have a blessed home inside myself where I can go and kneel to my father in secret and be at peace as in a deep sea of contentment when all about is seeming trouble.
2006-12-03 23:03:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋