In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. (1 Peter 5:5-6)
I was never the one to “submit” to anyone when I was younger. I don’t know what it is about this concept of submitting, but as a rebellious kid, I wanted things MY way. The funny thing is, I thought I knew SO much.
When I first got saved, I went to a bible school, and started to learn about who God is, and I thought I learned a lot in the first year, feeling confident. I would teach others about who God is, and I even try to correct and teach my spiritual mentor (she’s an amazing lady who led me to Christ, and in her 60s.) It was comical how I used to brag about how “humble” I am. Because in reality, I had zero humility. I was nothing but a proud, bratty immature kid.
The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:11)
God humbled me, through many events happened in my life, he made me realize just how much wisdom my spiritual mentor carried, and now I absolutely believe it is true that the younger should submit to the elder. Same way, I started to realize that I know nothing. I know SO little about God. He is so vast and to understand who he is is going to take me more than this lifetime.
The other day at church I heard this one quote:
“Small me, Big God”
I think this perfectly sums up how I feel about God these days. I get smaller and smaller and I see just how powerful God is daily. My reverence grew more and more towards him and began to slowly understand the “fear of the Lord”. No wonder it is said in Proverbs:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10)
There is a famous old saying in Japanese, “the boughs that bear most hang lowest.” This means “the greater you become as a person, the more modest you become.”
I bet ones who bare much fruit will also hang the lowest and be the humble vessel God created us to be.
Bible Daily 
I really love your revelation towards your mentor and how much you have learned. I have studied for years, and hope some day to be able to understand our Lord more than I do. Throughout your life, you will take leaps and sometimes fall into valleys, but never give up. He loves you and wants the very best for you. Most of all, He wants to know you and you Him. Reading and studying His Word are always good, but one thing He loves, is when I just sit down in my home, or in a park or wherever I find myself, and just talk to Him. I have found when I open myself fully, that I slowly stop talking and start listening to Him. It may be through a child playing, or a bird singing, or a squirrel playing, that He speaks to my heart and I feel warm and comfortable. This wasn’t always the case, but now I truly enjoy what is happening around me. In short, I quit talking about me, and simply listen to God’s creation and though a word may not be spoken, He speaks loudly and clearly to me. There are many ways to accomplish this, find what works for you and begin listening to God.
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The notion “he gives grace to the humble” is all the reason anyone needs to realize that is the best spiritual posture to have. But aside from having some rough edges removed as a young Christian by being humbled, we generally don’t have to humble ourselves in the sense of performing some rite, repeating some verbal affirmation or “thinking ourselves humble.” I can tell you after 44 years as a Christian (converted as a college freshman) that “using” the word (i.e., obeying it consistently) is enough for God to become bigger and bigger to you concurrently. By implication, you realize how dependent you are on the Lord, how great his mercy is, and how patient he has been with you.
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It’s December 20 and we haven’t heard from you in a while. I hope you haven’t decided to stop posting!
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