I am so sorry for my lateness.
Thank you to everyone for replying.
This is what I have been doing.
I believe poor in spirit is to be humble. To realise just how unworthy we are and how far we fall short of the glory of God.
I lobe Luke 18:9-14 the parable of the pharisee and the tax collector. The pharisee thanking God he wasn"t like this other man. The tax collector humbly confessing and not able to raise his eyes. This parable, to me, describes the poor in spirit. As a few of you have said the opposite of pride.
I chose the user name Cosia because it stands for "chief of sinners I am." So perhaps I am beginning to learn something
Jesus was always humble e.g. "why do you call me good, only God is good." Yet Jesus was the only one on earth worthy to be called good .
So what can I do about it?
One thing I have always done when I read the people I see two people in it. Jesus and myself. A picture of perfection is Christ, a picture of me is very needy.
I searched my heart and asked myself if I could find humility in there I prayed. I'm working on it. That doesn't mean I am now humble, just a work on progress. I want to be humble. I pray for humility to be on my heart and try to fight any pride. I find it helps to remind myself of all the weaknesses I have and compare it with Christs attributes.
Any tips???