In light of who Christ is, you will find it difficult to exalt yourself. Jesus exemplified selflessness and humility. But we need to look at one final area. And his obedience caused him to make the ultimate sacrifice the sacrifice of his very life on the Cross in payment for our sins. Obedience is a direct result of selflessness and humility.
Obedience is an outward act that is predicated on an inward attitude.
True obedience is always a result of our desire to please God. If we obey for other reasons, selfish reasons such as a desire to look good in the eyes of others, or even to feel good about ourselves, we re simply playing a game. This is why simply having rules and regulations is never enough. Rules and regulations never foster obedience, because they are outward and you can keep them without being right on the inside. In other words, you can look right without being right.