Top Five Books of 2008; #1 "Humility: True Greatness"

Humility: True Greatness by C. J. Mahaney

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
Humility – Honestly assessing ourselves in light of God’s holiness and our sinfulness.

This is the first book I read in 2008. My biggest struggles in life stem from my pride; there is no way of getting around it. When I read in the opening paragraph, “Humility is a funny thing. On the one hand, it’s an extremely desirable trait. Most of us, as Christians, would say we want to be humble, right? Or at least WE WANT TO BE THOUGHT OF AS HUMBLE. At the same time, few of us have given attention to what being humble actually means” I knew I was in for a read that my flesh was going to absolutely hate and despise, but my Spirit would be refreshed by.

My plan is to re-read this book at the beginning of each year. I believe that ALL sin is rooted in pride, and it’s only in a pursuit of humility that pride can be properly dealt with. As the book says, “The real issue is not if pride exists in your heart; it’s where pride exists and how pride is being expressed in your life. Pride takes innumerable forms but has only one end: self-glorification”. And, just as I thought that I was getting what this book was saying I read, “Merely being inspired by the promise of humility or the meaning of true greatness is not sufficient; nor is it enough to also be educated about the perils of pride. If there’s ever to be meaningful transformation in our lives, if we are to make progress in restraining pride and manifesting humility, there must be the purposeful application of truth – an effort and pursuit on our part that God will use for sanctifying transformation in our lives”.

So, there you have it, my #1 book of 2008. At this rate, it might serve me as #1 for 2009 as well!


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