Pride Will Bring You Low

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A man's pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.                                                                                                                                                 Proverbs 29:23 

        Pride is the enemy of Christian. Pride is an overly high opinion of yourself. It motivates you to do things that you know are not Christlike, and hinders you from doing what bring glory to God. Pride influenced Adam and Eve to try to become like God (Gen. 3:5). Pride motivated Cain to murder his brother (Gen. 4:5). Pride caused King Saul to resent David so deeply that he tried to murder him            (1 Sam. 18:8). Pride led King Hezekiah to foolishly reveal his nation's wealth to his enemies (Isa. 39:2). Pride was at the root of the Pharisees' anger toward Jesus. Pride was the reason the disciple argued over rank in the kingdom (Luke 9:46). 

        Think about this: Pride is your relentless enemy. If you succumb to its influence, there will be consequences. You may know that you have offended someone, but pride holds you back from asking forgiveness or telling the truth. You may realize you need to reconcile a broken relationship with trust, but pride will lead you to lie or deny the need. 

        The Spirit may convict you that you are living a sinful lifestyle, but pride will discourage you from admitting the true. Pride will convince you that you deserve better treatment. Pride will hold back your serving others. Instead, pride will have you striving for places of respectability. Pride will have you listen to flatterers and ignore honest counselors. Pride will lead you to isolate yourself so that you are not accountable to others. Pride is demonic, and it will bring you shame and disgrace 

        Humility, on the other hand, is pleasing to God and places your life in a position where God will honor you. If pride has crept into some areas of your life, get spiritual counseling and ask God to give you victory over it before pride robs you of God's will for you. 

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin.                                  Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness.       

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