The Strength in Being Small: How Humility Unlocks God’s Power

Humility is often misunderstood. We may think pride is only about arrogance—believing we’re better than others—but pride also hides in insecurity, in constantly worrying about what others think, or in believing we must fix everything ourselves. Scripture warns us in 1 Peter 5:5: “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” If you think you don’t need to talk about humility, that’s usually the first sign you do.

God cannot work around the walls of pride we build. Pride says, “I can do this on my own.” Humility says, “God, I can’t do this without You.” Joyce Meyer reminds us, “The humble get the help. God resists the proud.” No matter how skilled we become, the moment we stop depending on Him, we lose the very power that made us effective.

There’s a fine balance between insecurity—“I’m not good enough”—and self-reliance—“I can do everything.” The truth lies in knowing who we are in Christ: confident, but completely dependent on God’s strength. Like Moses holding a simple shepherd’s staff, we are “just a stick” until God’s power works through us. Without His hand, we remain ordinary; with it, we can do the impossible.

Humility is not weakness—it’s the path to being lifted up in God’s timing. Even Jesus, the Son of God, humbled Himself, taking on human form and submitting to death on a cross. If He could lay aside glory, how much more should we? True humility lets go of the need to be seen, to prove we’re right, or to earn recognition. It trusts God to open doors and bring promotion when the time is right.

Andrew Murray once wrote, “Humility is total dependence on God, the root of every virtue. Pride, the loss of humility, is the root of every sin and evil.” Pride was Satan’s downfall, and it’s still his weapon against us. But when we clothe ourselves in humility, we not only reflect Christ to others—we allow His love to bind every good virtue together.

In the end, humility is choosing to step back so God can step forward. It’s the quiet strength of knowing we are nothing without Him—and everything with Him.

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