06/02/2012

Pride goes before destruction...

…and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18. Or how The Message puts it: First pride, then the crash. The bigger the ego, the harder the fall.

At the very root of all the other sins people commit is pride.

It doesn’t let people see their own mistakes
It makes them resistant to change
It makes them stubborn
It gives them an inflated view of themselves
It destroys relationships
It makes people think they’re better than others
It leads them to think they know everything, “Who is so-and-so to teach me anything?”
It drives them to loneliness
It results in their ultimate fall
It leads them to the its source: Lucifer.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11.29

Pride may be leading you to your destruction and fall right now. Wake up.