oh, humility

I'm committed to myself and my roommates to pursue 

the characteristic of humility. We all want to see ourselves, 

through prayer and scriptures and intentional investment, 

become more like Christ. 

And as I thought about what I need to work on, 

humility was at the top of my list. 

Sometimes I'm perceived as humble

because I'm soft spoken and small 

and before I know people, I'm pretty reserved.

But I know my heart.

You see, I come from a very entitled generation. 

I can't blame the media or my peers because 

I SHOULD filter everything I perceive through the lens of Christ. 

But, sometimes, I feel myself thinking things like:

I deserve it

I know so much better than him/her/this situation

how dare you contradict me

etc etc 

And that attitude absolutely does not reflect that of Christ. 

So when I think those things, whether or not I verbalize them, 

my heart is not aligned with His. 

So, in order to combat these lies 

and fill myself with God's truth,

I'm memorizing this passage

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.

Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

not looking to your own interests but each of you

to the interests of others. In your relationships with

others have the mindset of Christ Jesus: who being

in very nature God, did not consider equality with God

something to be used to his own advantage; rather He

made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a

servant, being made in human likeness. And being found

in appearance as man, He humbled Himself by becoming

obedient to death, even death on a cross!"

Philippians 2:3-8

What are ways that you combat pride 

and nurture humility?

P.S. Birthday shout out to David! Happy birthday love :)