Jesus said in Luke 14:11, “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” If you think you are something, God is going to put things in your life to bring you to a place where you see yourself rightly. Those who strive to see themselves rightly will be exalted in usefulness to God. The goal is to become more useful to the Lord. The twelve practical principles for crushing pride and cultivating humility are: