How Do You Humble Yourself Before God—And What Does That Actually Look Like?

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How Do You Humble Yourself Before God—And What Does That Actually Look Like?

How Do You Humble Yourself Before God And What Does That Actually Look Like
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We know the Bible tells us, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you” (James 4:10). But how do you actually do that in a world that glorifies self-promotion, independence, and control?

Humbling ourselves before God isn’t about hating ourselves—it’s about shifting the center of our hearts. It’s choosing surrender over pride, obedience over ego, and reverence over resistance. Whether it’s through prayer, repentance, submission to Scripture, or letting go of our need to be “right,” humility is how we make room for God’s strength in our weakness.

But how do we balance true humility with healthy self-worth? And what does it look like to humble ourselves not just once—but daily?

Would you say humility is something you struggle with—or something God has helped you grow in? What practices have helped you humble yourself before Him?

“Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself—it’s thinking of yourself less.”

Explore 6 biblical ways to grow in humility:

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I believe Luke 14 says it best. Do not exalt yourself. I believe along with this , Do not think higher of yourself than you should. Do not think you are better than others. Do not treat others as if they are lower than you. Do not approach God as if you are perfect, and go on to condemn others of their sins in or out of prayer.

7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

In the book of Romans, Paul talks about all kinds of sin in chapter one. Some of these scriptures are used to judge homoswxuals, pagans, and much more. Then Pauls caps it off in chapter two with,

2 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

I would argue that humbling ourselves before God also means to put down the killing stones.

Do not forsake the kindness that God has given you by judging others of their sins in this sinful world. By behaving in this manner, as if no stone could be thrown at you, you exalt yourself aa if you are any better. But the only real difference between you and those other sinners is that your sins were forgiven. Your debts were paid for by Christ. But you have still racked up a debt in this life. And you will stand before God on judgement day like everyone else. So exalt the sacrifice of Christ, behave as one who is grateful for the gift given to you which you neither deserved nor earned. Do not place yourself on God’s throne and meet out judgements as if you know what God knows.

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Hi,

Sackcloth and ashes.
Well if you need a physical representation of looking humble, that’s the O.T. standard.
But true humbleness isn’t a physical activity.
It is mental.
The Lord’s Prayer is a great example of humbleness.
It starts out by honoring the Father, worshiping Him, and asking that His will be done, while conforming me to His will as well.

As far as being worthy, I know that in and if itself, I will never be worthy.
Nobody on this earth is worthy.

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; KJV

That alone should make us humble.
We don’t deserve the gift we have been given.
One of my two favorite verses in the Old Testament is Jonah 2:8:

Jonah 2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. KJV

Jonah wanted nothing to do with the Ninavites.
He did not want to go there and be God’s prophet.
Jonah 2:8 is where he stopped running from the will of God.
Can you imagine running from God, being inside a stinky fish for three days, and then giving in?

"Alright, fine Lord, I will do whatever you want.
Just get me out of this stinking fish "

When Jonah was done lying to himself, he received the mercy God had waiting for him.
If mercy from God doesn’t make you humble, what else will?

Blessings

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It may be worth pointing out that Jonah was called* to testify to the enemy of his (Jonah’s) people. And God had to explain to Jonah why the city was so important to Him.

When God calls someone to confront another, God is in the confrontation. There is instruction and specifics of what the Prophet is suppose to do.

Deviation from those instructions is not well recieved. God is in charge of those moments. It is not done on a whim becauae someone thinks they have authority in themselves to do it on their own innitiative.

Do not use the Lord’s Name in Vain is tied to this practice of people speaking for God when God did not tell them to give that message. The sin of witchcraft is trying to control and manipulate others.