When we pray or we serve others, we should be anonymous about it because we are called to be humble. When we serve others and then want the recognition our pride and ego is driving us. Most people think humility results in poverty, lack of fortune, being run over, pushed down, stepped on, or crushed. Instead, just the opposite in true. In Proverbs, we read about some of the possible earthly benefits of humility.
Humility cancels out fear.
If you are afraid of something it may mean you are trying to handle it all yourself. Real humility can give you courage by giving whatever you are afraid of to God. There are some things in life over which we have no control. There are some situations that overwhelm us or overtake us. Humility lets us recognize there are things we cannot handle.