THE VIRTUE OF HUMILITY
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Posted By: MIISRAEL Bride on November 08, 2009 Everybody wants the proud spotlight! To be the best! To brag! and the have the proudness of kings and queens. However, just how far do you need to soar with bold pride? It is so difficult not to feel that your achievement or goal in success is fair, in fact you'll feel well deserving of it. Afterall, it was you who did it, it was you who achieved, and it was you who took it on and made it happen! It was you, and it must also be you to summit to showing the virtue of humility! It's so easy to get lost in pride. Everyday we see the downfall of men and women who have shown too much mortal pride and have taken a plunge into falling indigent. They once on top, now alone clinging at rock's bottom. The virtue of humility is never giving into the pride where you feel and think that you're better than anyone else. It's a virtue of quietness and showing a nature of subile character. Humility paints you with the adoration of pure thoughts. Thoughts that show up clear about yourself, and that you really aren't all what others think you're cracked up to be. You'll know yourself, and you'll know what your faults are. Finding the virtue of humility you can stay focused on being thankful in a special small space inside yourself without becoming the big picture of PRIDE posted with you to change your nature of what God has given you. Yes, you can celebrate your achievements and goals! Yes, you can celebrate in having HUMILITY one the greatest virtues and prize you've ever possessed! Remain Thankful, Remember Humility keeps you in harmony with God. Humble Thyself. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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MIISRAEL Bride
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