Power has a built-in paradox: the very qualities that earn influence, like empathy and kindness, are the ones that power tends to erode. Science confirms what Scripture has always taught, that feeling powerful makes it harder to truly see and care for the people around you. The Bible's answer to this problem is humility, a word that in the original Greek literally means going low so that you can lift others up. Philippians 2 points to Jesus Christ as the ultimate example, who emptied Himself of all power, took on the nature of a servant, and through that act of going low, lifted all of humanity. Humility is not weakness. It is the most powerful force for restoration that exists, and it is available to anyone willing to choose it.