Humility is an act of love.

It’s the choice between accepting things as they are not as you think

they should be.

It’s the choice of not responding to sharp words with your own sharp words.

It’s the act of turning the other cheek and giving sacrificially.

Giving without expecting thanks or recognition.

It’s saying, “Look at you”, instead of “Look at me.”

It’s saying, “You go first–I’ll go last”.

Humility is the opposite of selfishness.

Humility is the expression of selflessness.

Humility is not shame, being ashamed, timidity or fear.

Humility is radiant, confidence, boldness and courageous.

It is the understanding of Who God Is.

Who I am in Christ. 

And how I view others through the eyes of Jesus. 

It is joy-filled service to others and to God.

A proper perspective of self in the grand scheme of things. 

The jacket of humility is soft, and comfortable and warm.  It’s a good fit.

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” –C.S. Lewis

James 4: 10 Humble yourself before the Lord.

Micah 6:8 The Lord has told you what is good and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

^{Philippians 5-8}  Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion. (The Message Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)