Benefits of depression: humility

I’m not naturally a humble person. At least humility isn’t my first inclination.

Dealing with whatever depression I face, I have to acknowledge an amount of imperfection. And in doing so, I have to acknowledge weakness.

Weakness requires humility to overcome.

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

Ether 12:27

So having a weakness always in front of me causes me to be humble.

I thought I’d been compelled to be humble enough the last year plus, and I would get a break for a while, but I guess not.

It’s apparently still time to work on humility.