Day 6 Unity, Humility

Описание: Day 6, Unity

Humilty

A second principle to guide our progress to ‘become one’ is to be humble. Pride is the great enemy of unity.

You have seen and felt its terrible effects. Just week ago, I watched as individuals—good people— let a pride, get in the way of allowing themselves to feel the love of a family member and the love of their Heavenly Father.
You would have felt frustration and disappointed as I did. Happily, in a world of contention, we are seeing more skillful peacemakers who calm troubled waters before harm is done. You and I can be one of those peacemakers, whether you are in the conflict or an observer.

The question is, how does one become humble and consistently seek the will of the Lord, literally the law of the Lord in every situation?

I believe that only the humble heart will be naturally persistent in seeking the law of the Lord.

President Ezra Taft Benson said, “Humility is the recognition of our dependence upon a higher power, a constant need for the Lord’s support in our work.” That is the feeling that I have had when I prepared well, a constant need for the Lord’s support. (Seminar for New Mission President, Jun.1979, p. 85).

But you have asked the same question I just asked. how do you make yourself humble?”

President Spencer W Kimball took that question and answered it this way. “How does one get humble? To me, one must constantly be reminded of his dependence. On whom dependent? On the Lord. How remind one’s self? By real, constant, worshipful, grateful prayer” (Spencer W. Kimball, “Humility,” in Speeches of the Year, 3 Jan. 1963 [Provo: Brigham Young University Press], p. 3).

I realize that each of you may have a different way of triggering that awareness of your dependence, but for me the prescription of President Kimball seems to work best. I can sometimes read the scriptures and not feel dependent. I can sometimes sing a hymn or visit someone in need and not feel dependent. But I find it impossible to spend even a few minutes in real prayer, where I am worshipful and grateful, without feeling an overwhelming dependence on the Lord. I have certainly needed to recognize my dependance on the Lord this week after a difficult experience.

So … Humility begins with sincerely recognizing out dependance on our Heavenly Father. It’s a deep recognition of the reality of Atonement of Jesus Christ and our need for it. This recognition of dependance allows you to work through difficult realities.