Humility means submission, but not grovelling

Humility and submission go hand in hand.

God’s Word tells us that, as Christians, we are to submit to one another in lowliness of mind.

Peter 5:5-6]

5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

By being submissive and “clothing ourselves with humility” we can create peace and unity with the others. We are not to be so proud and high up that we can’t accept correction or exhortation. Neither should we be of the mindset that our own opinions and thoughts always are better than the others.

Such thinking won’t lead us to any progress or unity in Christ.
At the same time, being submissive and humble does not mean in any way, shape or form that we are to bow down to other people.

Paul was very clear when he said that we are to serve God and God alone.

[1 Corinthians 7:23]

7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

He also writes

[Galatians 1:10]

1:10 For do I now please men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

While it is important to be submissive: to accept correction and remain lowly in our own eyes, as Christians, we are to seek to please God with our lives.

We need to fear Him and keep His word. This should be our focus: to humble ourselves under God’s will and live and breathe to keep His commands, not to try to meet human demands and expectations.

We need to be focus on God’s word which can be counter cultural and may leave us feeling exposed but we need to remember that God is with us always.