HUMILITY ~ ~ WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN WE ATTAIN IT

HUMILITY  ~~  WHAT IS IT, AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT

By Eileen Renders                                        October 16, 2023

   What is humility? Humility is very much associated with spiritual wisdom. Spiritual wisdom comes to us through perseverance in nurturing our faith through prayer, Mass, and frequenting the sacraments.

  With this type of faithful lifestyle for the sake of God’s gifts of grace and blessings. Those graces and blessings include a spiritual wisdom that enables us to realize many things about our lives that could not be possible without God working through us. God works through those who love God above all, anyone and everything!

   With that wisdom God graces us with, we clearly understand that any talents that we possess are not learned, but are gifts from God so that we may use those talents for the good of others whom we meet along life’s road. This understanding then, is the foundation upon which humility is built. God in His infinite wisdom blesses us with gifts that He wants us to utilize for the benefit of others.

   With these talents derived from God’s graces not only do we have an understanding of God’s love and kindness, but we can share those talents and begin to evangelize how great God’s love is for all of us. All God wants in return is our love. One way to show how much you love God, whenever receiving a compliment regarding one of your talents, is to say “Thank you, my talent is a gift from God as I did nothing to earn it. Just one of the many ways He shows His love for us.”   

   Humility then, is a gift from God and this may be the only way to attain it and recognize who, and how we have been gifted from our Creator.  You see, God wants very much for us to love Him, yet not in a selfish way. He wants our love so that He can give to us all that He sees is most suitable for us.