Humility is a virtue God never overlooks, because it ranks high in His estimation. Our greatest posture of humility before God is our dependence on Him (1Peter 5:7). At no time are we truly humble before God as when we are dependent on Him. The secret of strength with God is humility before Him.
    To overlook humility in our relationship with Him is to forfeit grace. It is  clear from the Bible, that it is only those who humble themselves before God that, He will give grace (James 4:6 1Pet 5:5). The above-referenced verses of scripture point out that God resists the proud. A proud person, therefore, has no backing from God. He or she is opposed to God and vice versa. It is imperative that we never forget that without grace, we are not able to live in victory over the devil, sin and the flesh.
   What, then, does God consider as humility? 1Peter 5:6 reveals God’s requirement of humility from us by saying, “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time”. However, verse 7 shows us how to do what verse 6 says, in the following words :”casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you”. To trust in God enough to cast all our care upon Him is His definition of humility. The Amplified version’s rendition of verse 7 gives us further information as to the nature of the “care” we are exhorted to cast on God. Thus, it says :” [7]Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully”. Anxieties, worries and concerns are what constitute “care” in this case. What anxieties, worries and concerns do you have? Marriage, finances, health, career etc? And to what degree respectively? It is irrelevant. What matters is that you cast them all on God.
   “Easier said than done”, might be your response. Nevertheless, it does not change God’s requirement of us. For God never speaks in order for us to negotiate with Him. This is because God empowers us to do what He commands. Philippians 2:13, reads, “[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight (AMP).
    It is imperative to note that God’s command that we humble ourselves before Him is basically in our own interest. This is reflected in the following facts, the first of which is that: God guides and teaches the humble (Ps 25:9). God’s guidance and teaching are two of the most important things every human being needs to fulfil God’s purpose for his or her life, successfully. God’s desire is to lead and guide those He has redeemed (Ex15:13 NIV ). Therefore, if we are to enjoy this redemptive privilege, we need to be humble enough to seek His directions for our lives.
    Secondly, God’s grace is reserved for those who humble themselves before Him (Prov 3:34 James 4:6 1Pet 5:5). It is those who are humble that are  properly positioned to receive and enjoy divine empowerment. God’s empowering presence with a person is what guarantees eternally significant fruitfulness in his or her life and ministry. Nothing delights God like our dependence on Him for mercy and grace to help us in our time of need (Heb 4:16).
    Thirdly, humility before God produces rest for the soul. This is because it leaves God’s responsibility for its sustenance exclusively to Him. The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, is what God promises those who would demonstrate humility before Him by praying to Him, instead of being anxious (Phil 4:6,7).
         Lastly, humility leads to exaltation and honour. The account of two men who went to the temple to pray is recorded in Luke’s gospel (Lk 18:9-14). The two men in the parable represent a contrast between pride and humility. While the first man, who was a Pharisee, approached God in prayer on the basis of his own righteousness as a merit, the other, a tax collector, went to God on the basis of His mercy—a mark of humility. The result of the difference between their approaches is that the Pharisee went home with nothing, while the tax collector went home justified. If we humble ourselves before God, He will exalt and honour us. Shalom.