1 Peter 5:5-9
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
Young men were made to go to war, but they were not meant to go out without camouflage.
Humility is holy camouflage.
Pride never expects it and cannot see it coming.
Frodo could not be seen by Sauron because he never suspected anyone who had the ring wouldn't use it and he never imagined anyone who possessed it wouldn't be possessed by it. He had no category for someone seeking to destroy it. And that is why Frodo flew under his radar.
Pride presupposes that power and pride are the only things worth fighting for… or with.
Young men clothed in humility will escape the teeth of tyrants.
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