ayoamadu

It is not enough to avoid pride. Pride is not only arrogance shouted from rooftops, it is also the quiet whisper in the heart that says, “At least I am not like them.” To merely restrain pride is to leave its roots unpulled. It may lie dormant, but it waits for a season to bloom again.

Humility is not the absence of boasting, but the presence of truth. To excel in humility is to see clearly: I am dust, yet loved; small, yet seen; unworthy, yet chosen. Humility does not erase dignity; it restores it because it anchors our worth not in comparison with others but in the One who formed us.

To “study to excel in humility” is to practice it deliberately, as a craft. The world applauds self-promotion, but humility trains the soul to bow lower so love can rise higher. It teaches us that serving is greater than ruling, listening is greater than speaking, and forgiveness is greater than vengeance.

Avoiding pride leaves us empty. Excelling in humility fills us with strength that the world cannot counterfeit. For pride builds fragile thrones, but humility builds eternal crowns.