Philippians 2:3–"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves."
Humility can seem humiliating if it is divorced from love. In the end, though, humility is not merely an intentional downplaying of self. Instead, inherent to the humility that matters is that we would lift up others through our humility, not merely and underhandedly undercut ourselves for the covert purposes of being lifted up, e.g. "Well I'm not good enough for that..."
In truth, however, true humility is meant to arise out of a desire to love another by lifted them up. Ultimately, it is love that compels the humility that affects relationships and transforms the lives of the people around us. This needs to be the source and intent of our humility. Let us then love in this profound and sacrificial way!
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