Let God Write Your Love Story: Humility

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2: 3 ESV
 

Choose Humility

This sounds counterintuitive, but there is something extremely freeing about choosing to think of others better than ourselves.  As humans, we are conditioned from an early age to focus on ourselves and how we are to be treated fairly by the world around us. It goes for work, family and even an outing to Starbucks (that coffee better be served under a minute or there will be some harsh silent judging going on right here!) One area in particular that we struggle to remain humble in is our relationship with our spouses.

As a society, we are conditioned to stand up for ourselves, speak our minds, and make very sure that our spouses are treating us right...every...single...minute of the day. Let me be clear, there is a time and place for speaking our minds and making sure our feelings are heard and respected, but this should not trump our need to practice humility on a continual basis with our spouses. 

Humility in a marriage can look like this: Your husband asked you to switch cars for the day. You're running late; you jump in his car; and it's on empty. Two things can happen in this situation:  (1) you can call him immediately and give him a piece of your mind or (2) you can choose to humble yourself, extend grace and consider his feelings.  

As mentioned before, there is a freedom in choosing to practice humility.  You suddenly realize that the world doesn't revolve around you, that other people have feelings, and they should always be considered before reacting. Again, it's not all about you!  The choice to practice humility is an every day choice. Let's start choosing humble, grace-filled responses today and experience the sweet freedom of taking a back seat to the ones we love most. 

Peace, 

Rachel