Sometimes, all we really
have left is our honesty and humility. We are all imperfect. Everyone make
mistakes. We cannot guarantee anyone that we won't make mistakes but we can
guarantee all that we have the capacity to be honest and humble enough to admit
our mistakes. When we err as a husband, wife, child, father, mother, brother, sister,
friend or colleague, all we really have left is the honesty and humility to admit our error. When we lose all our possessions, when all
our credentials no longer matter, when we lose the beauty and physique of
youthfulness, even when we lose a good name or reputation, yes, even at that
point we still have the virtue of honesty and humility.
Don't look for the perfect friend or person because there ain't. Look
for the honest and humble one; the one who can own up to his mistake instead of
lying to very your face. When we fail in our exams, trials, temptations,
personal endeavours, all we have left is our honesty and our humility to seek
for help. We humbly and honestly admit our wrong to God in prayer; for God
values honesty and humility. Our friends and loved ones will always cherish our
honesty and humility whether they admit it or not. We can't assure anyone that
we would always be above board and that we would always remain unassailable in
every imaginable way. What we can assure those close to us and others involved
in our dealings is the tested and trusted virtues of honesty and humility.
We may not have beauty or intelligence or wealth or
fame, but we all have the ability to be humble and honest. It's a choice we can
all make. When a man makes a mistake or errs in his way, that maybe unavoidable
and even unwitting; but if he lies about it, that is not a mistake. That’s a
choice. The greatest of evils are dishonesty (lying) and pride. Those are the
things that have and would destroy this world. Make no mistake, there is
nothing pride & lies will get you that humility and honesty won't, even
better. Some think they can only get what they want by lying. Truth they say, is
bitter. While some get away with lies and succeed in what they do, such ones
will know no peace of mind. What lies will get you; the truth will get you
more. What matters is the way you put the truth: is it with humility or pride?
Ultimately, the truth will always win when paired with humility. Remember, even
when we lose all we have, we still have honesty and humility. If we lose them,
we are finished and done. The two go together. You can't display genuine
honesty without humility just as you can't stay humble when you're dishonest.
Safeguard your honesty and be humble because when the chips are down that may
be our saving grace.
Prov. 18:12: 'Before a crash the heart of man is lofty, and before glory there is humility.'
Prov. 30:7, 8: 'Two things i have asked of you. Do not withhold them from me before I die. Untruth and the lying word put far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Let me devour the food prescribed for me'
Prov 6:16, 17: 'There are six things that Jehovah hate; yes seven are things detestable to his soul: lofty eyes [pride], a false tongue [dishonesty]....'
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