To BE Attitudes: Blessed ARE the Poor in Spirit...

Matthew 5:1-3. First of all, let's "try" to define the word blessed: consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified; blissfully happy or contented. Before, i had a hard time believing that a poor in spirit or broken hearted person could be blissfully happy or contented, to me it didn't make any sense, i always associated to be poor in spirit with unhappiness, sadness, depression, etc. It could be consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified, but never HAPPY or JOYFUL! Is it possible to be Happy or Joyful in the midst of a trial? Check what Paul and James spoke about it: 2 Corinthians 8:2; James 1:2-3. Jesus said that the person who has a contrite and humble spirit is a happy person, because it's the type of person who doesn't care about earthly things, that person cares about others more than he cares about himself, he has a wonderful attribute called unselfishness. Besides, the Lord is near to this kind of person. Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:2; Psalm 34:18; Psalm 51:17. David was this type of person. God called him "a man after His own heart" because David had a broken heart, he was poor in spirit. He never "exalted" himself, he was never "prideful", he made mistakes, some bigger than others, but he always "humbled" himself before God and men. Jesus was poor in spirit, humble, broken hearted, he never "exalted" Himself, He was the most humble man ever, that's the reason why God the Father exalted Him above all, His humbleness led Him to become a servant. Why is this generation so arrogant and prideful? Why are we so far from God's standard? Is still possible to be humble and poor in spirit? Matthew 11:29; Philippians 2:5-8. Is still possible to have the same attitude that Jesus Christ had? I believe so!