Humility

Humility is not self-hatred or lack of self confidence. Humility is the ability to see oneself, and this world, through God’s eyes. A humble man increasingly sees himself as he really is; “wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev. 3:17). Ironically, this humility lays the sure foundation for real contentment, confidence, and accurate self-knowledge. By contrast, pride is spiritual blindness. And pride is that to which we are most blind. Pride is a demonic Catch 22, causing us to chase our spiritual tails. I could not see my pride because I was full of it. Pride, a spiritual veil, blinds us to the truth about ourselves. C.S. Lewis wrote, “There is no fault which we are more unconscious of in ourselves…. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.”2 Here is the great paradox: the proud man thinks he is humble; the humble man thinks he is proud.

- "Finding Intimacy with God" by William Farley