Mother Teresa gave these to her sisters to instill the virtue of humility:I so desperately wanted to rate/grade myself against this list, but then I realized that would be breaking #1. I have been pondering these in the past few weeks and have so far found NO WAY to avoid #3, how is a Cat like me to avoid curiosity? So often in my Christian walk I reminded to guard myself against being prideful, but often forgo the difficult task of walking under the cloak of humility. What would I look like if I lived this way? May the God who is able to do all that we ask and more, give me the grace to see.
1. Speak as little as possible about yourself.
2. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.
3. Avoid curiosity.
4. Do not interfere in the affairs of others.
5. Accept small irritations with good humor.
6. Do not dwell on the faults of others.
7. Accept censures even if unmerited.
8. Give in to the will of others.
9. Accept insults and injuries.
10. Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded.
11. Accept injuries and insults.
12. Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone.
13. Do not seek to be admired and loved.
14. Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity.
15. Give in, in discussions, even when you are right.
16. Always choose the more difficult task.
4 comments:
I am going to print these out and put them somewhere where I can see them. You always have something good to think about!
Hugs, Ashley
Some of these are interesting to think about. Do not seek to be loved? And Do not interfere in the affairs of other? Really? Very thought provoking.. Thanks
At the risk of being the LEAST of your humble friends, I find this list lacking in scriptural balance.
1. Yes... slow to speak, quick to listen [James]
(almost impossible for me)
2. Hmmm...."busy" or "nosey" -- isnt' community all about being busy in others affairs, coming alongside them?
3. Is curiosity a "sin"? Why in the world is that a good thing to AVOID it? There is lots that God has created that I'm sure He'd love for us to be curious about.
5. definitely!!!
6. log vs. speck indeed
7. yeah, okay
8. What if the will is Oprah's?
9. Accept? Well, maybe be gracious instead...
10. See #9
11. This is the exact repeat of #9
12. definitely
13. Hmmm. I seek to be admired and loved for who I am in Christ. I want my life to be a blessing to everyone I encounter. Not the same thing or??
14. right on
15. Not on subjects of God's truth.
16. Really? Being a Mary or Martha?
Good stuff sister. Please continue to pray for my humility.....
Jac, I know! I am completely stumped on #3, and am assuming that she is referring more on a gossipy curiosity rather than acquiring knowledge for a purpose. #4, is probably not putting in your 2cents when it is not asked for. As for #15, I am thinking on the lines of fruitless debating. I had a discussion with some ladies at the salon about abortion, as soon as I saw that they were unwilling to even consider what I was saying. I completely let it go before it got confrontational, so that hopefully at another time they will not be closed off to what I have to say.
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