Daily Humility

I often think of humility in grand terms; as being in an incredibly hard situation where you are wronged and then having to go and apologize to the one who wronged you or needing to hold one's tongue, or something of that vain.

I usually forget that humility is part of our daily lives; it is being honest with God, ourselves and others about our talents and limitations. But especially limitations because we are not God and do not have infinite strength and resources. I have seen the need for humility for aging gracefully; of being able to recognize and say when one cannot do something that in one's youth was so easy. I have seen the need of humility when sickness or pain hurts - not in whining that one cannot accomplish something but in graciously stepping aside so another may do what you cannot.

And I have seen the need for humility in recognizing basic, human mistakes (like sending the wrong information out to one's professors). Are there times when God will call us to humble ourselves in ways that greatly stretch us? Undoubtedly. However, the greater call is to walk in daily dependence and need of Him, recognizing and owning our mistakes, and relying on His grace to carry us through.