Mike Bickle recently taught on the meekness and listed out the following evidences of humility. I was so convicted by this message I also added questions to continually be asking myself.

 Evidence #1: Teachable spirit—Being eager to learn from others and easy to correct. Humility is quick to hear or to be taught and is slow to speak or to correct and instruct others (Jas. 1:19). Pride seeks to quickly speak or teach others instead of being quick to be taught (or to hear). It is expressed in a condescending attitude with an inappropriate confidence that is not rooted in truth.

1Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. (1 Cor. 8:1) 19Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath [anger]… (Jas. 1:19) 18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise…let him become a fool [one who sees their great need to learn] that he may become wise. (1 Cor. 3:18)

Questions to consider:

  1. Do I have a teachable spirit?
  2. Am I eager to learn from others?
  3. Am I easy to correct?
  4. Am I quick to hear, listen and be taught?
  5. Am I slow to speak, to correct and instruct?
  6. Do I feel the need to always give my opinion instead of just listening?

 

Evidence #2: Sees personal faults—Humility is quick to take responsibility for personal faults. Pride does not see personal faults—is defensive instead of being quick to acknowledge its errors.

6Not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. (1 Tim. 3:6)

 Questions to consider:

 

  1. Do I see my personal faults in situations and when interacting with others?
  2. Am I quick to take specific responsibility for my faults?
  3. Am I quick to defend myself?
  4. Am I open to being wrong?

 

Evidence #3: Grateful spirit—Humility sees we are getting a better deal than we deserve (if all the information was considered). Pride complains much, feels mistreated, has a bitter spirit.

Questions to consider:

  1. Am I grateful?
  2. Do I have a thankful heart?
  3. Do I acknowledge in life I am getting a better deal than I deserve?
  4. Do I complain?
  5. Am I constantly feeling mistreated?
  6. Do I feel bitter about my situation or envious towards others that have what I want?

 

Evidence #4: Sees the value of others—Humility has a deep awareness of others. Everyone has an important story that involves their joy, pain, lack, gifts, and agenda. Pride is self-absorbed and distracted with much emotional traffic in seeking to manage many of our negative emotions.

Questions to consider:

 

  1. Do I see the value of others?
  2. Do I try to get to know others and find out what is on their heart?
  3. Do I try to see where others are coming from or do I only see their story through my perceptive?
  4. Am I easily distracted when others talk to me?

 

Evidence #5: Kind with faults—Humility is kind and patient with the faults of others. It is not easily insulted, offended, or angered. Pride is quickly exasperated with the faults of others and easily offended and insulted. The measure of our anger is the measure of our unperceived pride.

Questions to consider:

  1. Am I kind when others faults are being displayed?
  2. Am I patient with the faults of others?
  3. Am I easily insulted or offended by others faults?
  4. Am I easily angered, quickly exasperated or frustrated by the faults of others?

 

Evidence #6: Does good in secret—Humility does good in secret because it first seeks approval and recognition from God instead of from people (Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18). We naturally draw attention to how devoted, smart, diligent, anointed, and generous we are (with money and time).

Questions to consider:

  1. Do I do good in the secret place?
  2. Do I first seek the recognition and applause from God instead of man?
  3. Am I diligent?
  4. Am I generous with my money?
  5. Am I generous with my time?

 

Evidence #7: Seeks the benefit of others—Humility uses its position of influence to benefit others instead of treating others roughly or bullying and intimidating them.

 In lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4Let each of you look out…for the interests of others. 5Let this mind be in you which was in Christ… (Phil. 2:3-5) The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly. (Prov. 18:23)

Questions to consider:

  1. Do I seek to help others?
  2. Do I use my position of authority to benefit others?
  3. Do I use my place of authority in meekness?
  4. Do I use my strengths to intimate others?
  5. Do I esteem others better than myself?
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