Humility
The Security of Being Who God Called You to Be
Let’s get something straight—humility is not self-deprecation. It’s not shrinking back. It’s not pretending you’re less than what God said about you. Somewhere along the way, we twisted humility into this false idea that it means staying small, apologizing for our gifts, or denying the authority we’ve been given. That’s not humility. That’s insecurity, and insecurity is not a fruit of the Spirit.
True humility is being exactly who God called you to be—nothing more, nothing less. It’s standing firm in your beloved identity, fully convinced that you are who He says you are. No striving. No proving. No performing. Just being. But listen—humility isn’t just about knowing who you are, it’s also about knowing who you’re not. It’s a heart posture that refuses to elevate self above others.
Jesus, the Picture of Perfect Humility
Look at Jesus. Philippians 2:6-8 says:
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage; rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!”
Jesus walked this earth as a man. His deity hovered above Him, always within reach, but He refused to grasp for it. He could have called down angels (Matthew 26:53). He could have put on His divine nature at any moment, but if He had, the entire promise would have been destroyed. The enemy tried to bait Him into it in the wilderness—“If You are the Son of God, turn these stones into bread” (Matthew 4:3). He wanted Jesus to reach for something outside of complete dependency on the Father.
But Jesus didn’t take the bait. He remained fully submitted, fully surrendered, fully obedient. That’s real humility—not denying power, but refusing to use it outside of the Father’s will. And let’s not miss this—His humility wasn’t just about His obedience to the Father. It was about His heart toward people.
Humility is a Heart Posture
You can know who you are in Christ and still miss humility if your heart is postured wrong. If you look at others and think, “They don’t get it like I do,” or, “I’ve got more revelation than them,” or, “At least I’m not struggling like they are,”—that’s not humility. That’s pride.
Jesus, the only sinless man to ever walk the earth, never carried Himself as better than the people around Him. He wasn’t insecure, but He also wasn’t arrogant. He washed feet. He ate with sinners. He embraced the rejected. He didn’t just know His identity—He used it to serve.
Philippians 2:3-4 makes it clear:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
Humility says, “I know who I am, but I’m not above anyone else.” It’s walking in confidence without comparison. It’s knowing your worth without diminishing others. It’s honoring people even when they don’t deserve it.
Pride Isn’t Just Thinking Too Much of Yourself—It’s Thinking Too Little
We usually think of pride as arrogance, but pride wears another mask: insecurity. When you refuse to accept who God says you are, that’s just as prideful as boasting in your own strength. Why? Because both are self-focused. One says, “I’m too good for this.” The other says, “I’m not good enough.” But the root is the same—a focus on self instead of God.
When Moses argued with God at the burning bush, saying, “Who am I to go to Pharaoh?” (Exodus 3:11), God didn’t coddle his insecurity. He didn’t say, “Oh Moses, you’re right, but I believe in you!” No. God simply said, “I will be with you.”
In other words: This isn’t about you, Moses. It’s about Me.
You think insecurity is harmless? It’s not. It’s disobedience. When God calls you to something and you argue with Him about your qualifications, you’re actually telling Him His word isn’t true. That’s not humility. That’s rebellion in disguise.
Walking in Humility Means Walking in Confidence and Love
True humility looks like confidence in Christ and love for others. It’s waking up every day knowing, I don’t have to prove myself today because I’m already chosen. I don’t have to earn my worth because He already called me worthy. I don’t have to fight for my position because He already seated me in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6).
That’s humility. Knowing that you are nothing without Him but also knowing that in Him, you lack nothing.
Paul got it. He said, “By the grace of God, I am what I am” (1 Corinthians 15:10). Not, “I’m trying to be something.” Not, “I’m working on it.” No. “I am.” Period. That’s humility—standing in the fullness of who God made you to be, unshaken by opinions, unaffected by applause, and undistracted by self-doubt. But also knowing that everything you’ve been given is to serve, not to exalt yourself.
The Call to Humility
So here’s the challenge: Stop shrinking back. Stop apologizing for who you are. Stop disqualifying yourself when God has already qualified you. But also—stop measuring yourself against others. Stop thinking you have something to prove. Stop treating people as if they’re beneath you.
Walk boldly in who He called you to be, not in arrogance, but in obedience. Jesus wasn’t crucified because He made Himself small. He was crucified because He refused to be anything less than who He was called to be. He walked in humility—completely yielded, completely surrendered, fully man, fully dependent. And in that humility, He served. He honored. He loved.
That’s the kind of humility we’re called to. Secure. Unmoved. Fully surrendered. Confident, but never superior. Bold, but never boastful.
So the next time someone tells you to “be humble,” don’t mistake that for staying small. Be who God called you to be—nothing more, nothing less. But let your identity lead you to love, to serve, and to honor.
That’s humility. That’s beloved identity.
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