Have you ever heard a sermon or teaching and immediately felt annoyed, or maybe like this was definitely NOT a message for you? I have. Now, there have been times, when the message was just downright nutty. However, that is rare. Most of the time (especially since I am VERY careful whom I allow to speak into my life), it is right on the money. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the meek and poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. - Proverbs 16:18-19 (amplified) Pride is destructive to the person who holds the pride. Pride prevents us from hearing God's Truth and learning what He wants us to learn. Pride is a terrible disease of the heart that many of us have and are too prideful to even see it! LOL! What exactly is pride? Note: I am only focusing on the selfish side of pride for this study. Taking pride in your work and how you maintain your home are not what I am talking about here. We are only … [Read more...]
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