Step Down to be Lifted Up

Proverbs 25:6-7 "Put not forth thyself in the presence of the King,and stand not in the place of great men:For better it is that it be said unto thee,come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen".

One of the most difficult things for us to do is to acknowledge our pride and choose to step into the path of humility.This can even be painful at first, with the first step being the hardest(admitting your pride.) But what comes after is a sense of peace and feeling the "high road"of a humble heart.

Humility lifts us out of the pit of our selfishness and places us on a higher plane of love,empathy, patience,and trust in God.In these ways,once we step down from our competitive,foolish self-exaltation, we actually step up to a place of wonderful contentment,knowing that God has our path mapped out,and if we are to be exalted,it will be at the right time in the right way,with none being trampled in the process.God will not elevate you on the back of another brother or sister in Christ. In order to take that first step down, we need to be able to see and acknowledge where we have been exalting ourselves.That may be something we are already aware of because God has been speaking to our conscience about it already,or it may be we are blind to and need God to show us.Either way, once we see the problem, we can begin to take action.We might have to wrestle with our pride,we might have to swollow some thing we don't like.we might even resent letting others get ahead of us,or hate losing the perks and special privillages that certain statue affords us.But once we put our feet to the path of humility we are on our way to the peace that only can come from God doing the exalting.

Contrary to what many think it is easy to fall into a prideful state.So we must always esteem other higher than ourselves.Seeking to walk in a life of humility is a daily battle,but remember God dosn't like the proud.