Humility Day 3: The Essential Ingredient

Day three of our study on humility is where Katie discusses how humility is essential.

Humility is the essential ingredient in the Christian life. Katie states the following eight core practices that are all powerless unless they partner with humility.

1. Worship
2. Self-Esteem
3. Honesty
4. Obedience
5. Teachability
6. Servanthood
7. Waiting
8. Brokenness

In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Paul names five types of problems in which he delights, because his weaknesses serve to show God's power:

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Meditate and pray on these verses. Insert yourself into these words. What would it say if you wrote it and not Paul? Mine would say:

"But the Lord said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, Melissa, for my power is made perfect in your limitations." Therefore I will boast gladly when I am imperfect, so Christ's power may work in me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight when I am depressed, when my friend doesn't want to talk to me, when I am lonely, when I miss my husband, when I have a bad day, when I can't sleep. For when I am weak, Christ will make me strong."

Consider how humility is essential for Christian living. Pray for God's guidance in being humble in all areas of your life.