Humility

The first corner caused me to do a double take at my brother. Well, as if I had never spun a little on a gravel road. I was sure it was just a mistake.

Around the next corner…there was no mistake this time. What on earth was he doing?? Losing control the man attempted to correct his mistake. Classic. He over corrected.

I watched a friend’s head hit the ceiling of the suburban. My arm hit something hard. I flinched as my mind raced. Were we seriously going to tip?

It all ended as quickly as it began. We landed up right. No one was seriously hurt. None the less - I was angry. I glanced at my brother who was sitting next to me and raised my eye brows as if to say, “Well! I am not impressed with your friend in the least.”

Indeed. And we were going to go shoot an assault riffle with this man.

The situation was made light of even as we changed the damaged tire and examined the remainder of the damage. The man seemed nice enough. He helped me improve my shot dramatically. I sighed. Why are some men so incredibly immature?

We climbed back into the rig after we shot for a while. I grabbed the seat belt this time as I considered asking to walk back. One thing was for sure. I did not respect this man.

Before we started off he turned around and looked at my brother and I. “I need to ask your guys’ forgiveness. It was completely irresponsible of me to do that with you in the car. I am really sorry.” I could tell from his expressions and tone that he was humbly recognizing that he had been out of line. Wow, how many men do I know that are this humble? My respect for him instantly escalated.

This is a situation that happened months ago. I still remember it so clearly though. Maybe it is a basic truth, but it struck me differently. Humility is emphasized consistently throughout Scripture. It is required for salvation. It is required for following Christ.

Be courageous enough to admit that you were wrong.
Do not hesitate to admit defeat.
Live for the Audience of One.
Live a life of humility before the Savior.