Modesty: Not being overly proud or boastful about one’s self or abilities Everyone should want to do well and be successful. And that’s normal. Sometimes we see others doing well and it makes us feel inadequate, or lacking. So, we signal to others we are doing well through buying a new item or claiming success in a skill or endeavor. When we see the nice car, we don’t see the struggle to make the monthly payment. When we see the nice house, we don’t hear the arguments that take place in it. When we see the perfect family photo, we don’t see unseen sickness and doctor visits. Dr. Jordan Peterson said that it doesn’t make sense to compare your life to anyone else’s, because your life is NOT like anyone else’s. When speaking to a child, I would tell them that if you have the choice between looking like they can play baseball or actually being able to play baseball, I would encourage them to choose actually being able to play baseball. Because that is something of substance. When speaking to a friend, if they have to choose between looking successful at many things or actually being successful at a few things, I would encourage them to choose actually being successful at a few things. Because that is something of substance. I’ll concede that an image can be a great shield. But, shields can be splintered. When one’s image can’t protect them, what is left over? The unshakable. Cultivate that. The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Hebrews 12:27
