Review: The Blessing of Humility Jerry Bridges Navpress 2016 Humility. According to this book we know it when we see it, but how do we recognize it? That’s pretty much what this book covers. What it looks like and how does it happen? Bridges uses the verses known as the Beatitudes from Matthew 5 as his starting point. Well that’s not entirely accurate---his starting point is the gospel and he returns to it regularly throughout this work. This approach helps the reader understand his own person in relation to God. Understanding who he is leads to humility, but not without some serious changes. Bridges guides the reader along this path of discovery gently, but firmly. Simple explanations and applications make this journey sound easy. It isn’t and he admits that. Here's a sample of his simple yet insightful work. “I still vividly remember a statement I heard at a Bible stu...