Thought of the Sunday 3

Here are some thoughts about humility, something I have been studying lately.

From lds.org under humility in the gospel topics; "...to be humble is to recognize gratefully our dependence on the Lord -- to understand that we have constant need for His support...It is not a sign of weakness, timidity or fear; it is an indication that we know where our true strength lies."

In the scriptures, mainly the Book of Mormon for this, I read about how I can humble myself and what the blessings are of being humble.  Some how to's include:

• submit to God in all things (Mosiah 3:19)
• fast and pray oft (Helaman 3:35)
• follow the example of Christ (2 Nephi 31:7)
• stand fast in your faith (Mosiah 4:11)

Some of the blessings of being humble are:

• general blessings (3 Nephi 12:2)
• weaknesses will be made strong (Ether 12:27)
• salvation (Moroni 8:10)
• the blessings of the kingdom will be ours (D & C 61:37)

To me, this means that if I humble myself all the promised blessings can be mine.  God has a lot to give us.  He loves us and wants us to succeed.  He has given us guidelines of how to do this through the scriptures and examples of prophets and through Jesus Christ.  Christ is our best example to follow.  

Jesus spoke in John 5:30 saying: "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is ^ajust; because I seek not mine own ^bwill, but the ^cwill of the Father which hath sent me."  

He did the will of his Father, who is our Father in Heaven.  If I can become more humble then I can have a stronger hope that I can come closer to my Heavenly Father and my Savior, Jesus Christ.  Thinking about humility made me also think that life might be a little less stressful if I trust in God and believe in His promises.  It gives me a feeling that I can improve and that my life will be even better if I try to be more humble and let Him lead me instead of trying to do it all by myself.