Humility begins by emptying ourselves of ourselves. It is about coming to God without agenda and without reservation. If you are still relating to God through negotiations, you have not yet found the path of humility. If your question is still “how much can I keep?” you are still at the pool of Narcissus. The quest for honor begins with a humility that leaves us empty. This is NOT an emptiness that makes us hollow, but a humility that makes us teachable. There is much to discard if we are to engage in this particular quest. We must make ourselves nothing in order to receive everything that God longs to give us. Humility not only calls us to empty ourselves, but also to submit our lives to the One who is most humble.

"Uprising" by E.McManus