Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Pride. I can do anything I put my mind to. I can accomplish that task without anybody’s help. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Phil. 4:13). Even in that last scripture, pride can creep in. Are we elevating ourselves, or Christ in that passage? Are we holding our head high when we say it, or holding our head low, admitting we can do nothing without what He provides. There is a big difference.
I am a prideful person. I have those attitudes I describe in the first couple of sentences. Through sanctification, revelation, and physical limitations, I have come to realized how prideful I am. God is changing me, and my prayer is that you to realize how prideful you can become, and seek God to reveal and strip that pride from you. A humble heart is close to His. God resist the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (Eph. 5:21)
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