How Can I Develop Humility?

Last Monday I watched the Face to Face with Elder and Sister Bednar: Ask, Seek, Knock. I remember that one YSA sister recalled hearing the counsel Elder Andersen shared with a woman who desired to strengthen her relationship with the Savior that eventually helped her found her answer to her own personal challenges.

Elder Andersen asked the woman, "What do you mean to be intentional with our faith?" The woman answered, "To me, being intentional means to consciously take the time and put up the effort to do these small, little, simple things every day that will bring me closer to Jesus Christ."

This woman answer reminds me of the Christlike Attribute Journal. The Christlike Attribute Journal will be part of that “intentional with my faith”, if, I do it as what that woman said, “small, little, simple things every day” as I learn to develop the Christlike attribute, one at a time daily, “that will bring me closer to Jesus Christ.”

I sourced and found the following lists from the Church magazine Ensign in September 2016, titled, “ What Is Humility, and how Do We Develop It?” by Sister Barbara A. Lewis.

There are some additional scriptures and verses that I added in as an additional when I do my study and do the work along the following weeks. The original article can be found on the link at the above.

Looking Inside: How Can I Develop Humility?

• Submit our will to the Lord’s will (see 3 Nephi 11:11; Moroni 10:32). I try to accept the Lord’s will, whatever it may be (see Mosiah 24:15).

• Recognize the Lord’s hand in all things (see D&C 59:21). I am sincerely grateful for the blessings I have received from the Lord (see Alma 7:23).

• Pray to our Father to help us grow in humility (see Helaman 3:33–35; Ether 12:27). My prayers are earnest and sincere (see Enos 1:4).

• Choose not to be offended (see D&C 42:88). I appreciate direction from my leaders or teachers (see 2 Nephi 9:28).

• Recognize, confess, and forsake our sins (see Mosiah 26:29–30; D&C 58:43). I rely on the Lord for help (see Alma 26:12).

• Fast and pray for the needs of others (see Isaiah 58:6–7; Alma 6:6).

• Think of the Savior and renew our covenants during the sacrament (see Mosiah 18:8–10; D&C 20:77, 79).

• I am meek and lowly in heart (see Matthew 11:29). 

Looking Outside: How Can I Humbly Serve Others?

• Donate our time and resources to help others (see Deuteronomy 15:11; Malachi 3:8–10; Mosiah 4:26).

• Accept Church callings willingly (see Mosiah 2:16–17).

• Refrain from boasting (see Matthew 23:12; Alma 38:11).

• Share our testimonies (see Mosiah 28:1–3).

• Serve a mission, if we can (see Alma 4:19; 31:5; D&C 112:28).

• Obtain or keep a current temple recommend, and attend the temple often (see Isaiah 2:2–3; D&C 124:39).

I promise myself to focus and do one of the lists above each week, observe and focus of the specific questions below:

• What experiences did you have as you developed your specific Christlike attribute?

• When did you realize that you did not act in a manner consistent with your specific Christlike attribute? What might you have done differently?

So that I can able to gain more stronger testimony about the blessings which being to be humble would bring – that the Savior would make my weaknesses strong, if, I continually do the work and change.

For Jesus Christ said, “I am meek and lowly in heart” (see Matthew 11:29). And, I did and always find rest unto my souls in my Savior Jesus Christ. 

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

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