Experiencing Growth Through Humbleness

 

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

 

1 Peter 5:6

 

 

 

In 1 Peter it talks about humbleness, which is characterized by the willingness to follow God, receive learning, and experience growth. The more we grow in Him, the more humble and useful we become, and better able to connect with others.

 

Humbleness does not mean being weak.

 

It means being strong enough to yield to God rather than to ourselves or anything outside of God's call. Peter tells us we had better be humble, not only toward one another, but toward God—this is so straightforward. Secondly, he states along those same lines, that we ought to be humble toward one another so that we can know the grace of God, and not be in opposition to God.

 

This is so essential in our growth and can best be cultivated during our personal quiet time with God.

 

The key to the success of finding and developing faith is simple; it is obedience. We must be ready to serve God rather than our needs, even before we know what the call may be, and take this mindset into every area of life and to others.

 

This means that faith goes beyond self to grow.

 

We see this take place in our lives, when we allow the impacting work of God to continually renew and build us—to grow even further into His likeness. The more we purpose to spend in the Word and in prayer, the better we see and understand God's will for our lives, which is for us to totally surrender and trust in His power and authority, and to abide in Him.