I think most people would say that humility is a good thing—for others. “If everybody was just more humble, my life would be a lot easier.” Self-assertion, the desire to dominate and get one’s way drives many of the world’s conflicts, including our own. We think we know how things should be and we think we know the outcomes if things are not the way they should be. When we think we know how things should be, our will gets engaged and once our will gets engaged, life can get very tiring. We worry. We fret. We project. Humility seems counterintuitive at that point; we think, “How will this get right if I don’t make it right?” Trying to be God is an exhausting endeavor. Pride is tiring. Pride is our attempt to do life without God. Believers are not immune to pride, and pride can be very subtle. Pride is when we take on God’s job for Him. In our lives, and in the lives of others. We know how things should be and we will get it there or die trying. At that point, biblical humility starts to seem like a better idea. Suddenly, it doesn’t seem so weird to let God be God. Humility is simply an accurate view of self. It doesn’t mean we think lowly or demeaning thoughts about ourselves. It means we “simply” recognize who God is and who we are…and don’t get the two confused. Our intentions can be good, and even righteous, but our intentions are just that—ours. God may have a completely different agenda going on that is better than anything we could have imagined. Humility accepts this, and gives room for God to work in His way, in His time. Humility is not weird—it’s the way to life.