Humility and Progress

Another comment that I hope blesses you.
In this hustle and bustle, ups and downs of Christian life, there is a question that plagues me.

Qn: HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN HAVE WE MADE IT?

For example, if we prayed about having more patience, how do we know that we are patient enough? This applies to all areas of our life.

Well, I am more or less convinced already that the following answer is a good (biblical) gauge for us Christians to know whether we have made it or not.

Ans: WHEN WE THINK AND BELIEVE WE HAD MADE IT, WE WOULD HAVE FAILED.

I imagine soem people would be going 'huh?' The answer sounds oxymoronic. Haha..

Well let me explain.

Firstly, recall the verse:
Matthew 5: 3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Basically, as the verse mentions when we feel hungry/weak/desperate/poor in our spirit, we would continue to seek spiritual nourishment, and the reslu is we would gain the kingdom of heaven.

Likewise, in any area, recognising a hunger and our WEAKNESS in a certain area of our life, we would seek to grow in that area. When we think we have made it, we stop recognising our hunger and also stop recognising that we are still weak in that area and have much to learn.

This contributes to humility. However, do not be over-modest, for that is not good too. We can reconise improvement, but do not recognise ever reaching the ultimate goal in any area.

For when we think we have made it, we have failed.