Living on Mission – The Gentle Act of Humility

Living on Mission – The Gentle Act of Humility

I think we, as a society, are not big fans of being humble, and we REALLY dislike like being humiliated. You know what we love? We love being self-sufficient. We love being the hero of our own life story.

It’s hard to admit that we’re not actually in control of everything. It’s hard to admit that we need someone; even our Heavenly Father. It’s hard to admit that we don’t deserve glory and that He deserves all of it. We don’t like being dependent. But we are. It’s hard to humble ourselves and admit these things, but we have to; and the sooner the better. The world doesn’t see very much gentle humility, but they sure need to.

So, what does humility look like? Paul showed us true humility by giving all the glory to God in this prayer. The entire passage is beautifully humble, but in the end he said, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21) How beautifully this expresses a gentle, humble acknowledgement of the greatness of God – and simultaneously our dependence on Him.

Humble dependence. Let’s model that. Just like Paul in our passage this week, let’s lay down our need to be self-sufficient, to be right, and to take the glory when things go well.

Let’s practice Living on Mission through the Gentle Act of Humility.

Pastor Angela