Learning Humility

Learning humility is essential.  All God's greatest people--Moses, David, Joseph, learned humility for long periods of their lives before the real mission of their life's work got going. Moses, after a failed attempt at his destiny, settled for learning nation building by caring for stubborn sheep in the wilderness.  David, after initial success in warfare, learned to rule a nation with honor by hiding in caves with criminals. Joseph who was a favored heir practiced his administration skills as a slave and a prisoner.  Jonah had to go through the whale to get to Nineveh for a mass conversion. All paths to success have a "pride decontamination"process built in
 I think of this because of the journey of the job search ahead of me, the humility of grades and homework that I have just completed and the humility of being my age and working in part-time retail. 
How I handle the "now" of my current set of circumstances, however blessed or challenging they may be, determines how well the next set of circumstances will fit me.  God is not interested in making me successful in general terms.  His success is measured in terms of character and ability to love as He does.  These success factors are independent of our salary, the toys we own or the size of our house.
So I must humble myself to look for what God is calling me to do next, even while I humbly practice demonstrating His nature on the current job I have.  I need to treat the "now" circumstances like they are the "ideal" circumstances.  I need to put my focus on being like Christ rather than my future.
If I don't go humbly, I won't go at all.