Pride Always Come Before A Fall!

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Pride can be a tricky thing to navigate. It’s natural to feel good about something you’ve accomplished and want to do a good job in what you do. But there is also bad pride which goes beyond that, it is when we allow our ego to take over and start praising ourselves, it will lead to trouble down the road.

We must remember that we should let others lift us, instead of trying to elevate ourselves above them. After all, humility is a virtue for a reason! And when we do experience success or receive praise from others, it’s important not to forget who truly deserves the credit – God Himself. He is the one who gave us our abilities in the first place and helped us achieve what we have achieved. So, let’s ensure our pride is focused on lifting Him rather than ourselves. ~ Bill Greguska

Proverbs 16:18   Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

 

 

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Is Pride A Bad Thing?

Pride always come before a fall

Don’t allow pride to pull you down; give God credit for all you do!

There is, without a doubt, a tremendous danger in pride. I have learned over the years that if I become prideful, the Lord allows me to get back in line so I can learn from it and not let that pride cause damage to you and me. Sometimes, people like me have to learn the hard way, unfortunately! Those who think they can stand alone without God will sooner or later realize that they are mistaken; there is a danger of pride! We all have pride in ourselves, and our job is not to let it take over the driver’s seat!

A suitable type of pride encourages us to do our very best, like when we do a job or homework at school. That type of arrogance is not what I am referring to. I refer to pride puffing up our ego (a helpful acronym for ego = Ease God Out = Pride). I like what it says in Psalm 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” ~ Bill Greguska

 

 

 

 

 

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Ways That Pride Works Against Us!

Pride is a very foolish thing!

Avoid pride at all costs; the only thing that ego is bound to do is make you fall flat on your face!

  • Being A Fault Finders Pride is not a team player, and it will eventually, in time, destroy whatever plans you might have made. Pride has a way of filtering out the evil we see in ourselves; it also filters out God’s greatness in others. We focus on other people’s faults. When reading or hearing something meant to point out things in myself, I tend to think of the people who “really need to know or understand this.” Those who are spiritually proud of finding fault with others. The humble person has so much to do with the imperfection of their own that they are not concerned with other people’s mistakes.

 

  • Being Aggressive Individuals who have the disease of pride in their hearts speak of others’ sins with irritation, frustration, or judgment. Evil is inside of us, found in the belittling of the struggles of others. It’s present in our jokes about the weird things about our spouse. It may even be hovering in the prayers we share with our friends to make them public to others.

 

  • Being Superficial When pride lives in our hearts, we’re far more concerned with others’ perceptions of us than the reality of our hearts. We fight the sins that impact how others view us and close our eyes to the ones we have managed to keep secret. We have great success in holiness with clear accountability but little concern for the disciplines we do in secret.

  • Being Defensive Those protected by God’s armor will find a secure hiding place from the attacks of men and Satan. Genuine humility is not taken off-balance and put into a defensive mode by a challenge or a criticism but instead continues doing good, entrusting himself to our faithful Lord and Creator. For the humble Christian, the more others are against him, the more silent and still he will be unless it is in his private prayer time, and there he will not be quiet but beg God to help him.

 

  • Desperation For Attention When boiled down to the simplest terms, just merely hungry for attention, respect, and worship in all its forms. Maybe it sounds innocent to boast about ourselves. Possibly it’s unable to say “no” to anyone because we have a compelling desire to be needed. Or it looks like obsessively thirsting for marriage or dreaming about a better marriage because you’re hungry to be adored. Also, it may seem haunted by your desire for the right car, house, or title at work, all because you seek the applause that comes from men instead of God.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Pride Something You Want To Rid Yourself Of?

 

 

 

A Couple More Examples Of Prides Ugly Head!

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Pride will not allow you to get to where you want to go!

Doesn’t Pride In Other People Bother You? Pride is the thing that most likely will keep you from a close relationship with God. Those who think we are well will usually not look for a doctor. Thinking too highly is easy for others but not to see in ourselves. It affects our vision, causing us to see ourselves through a lens that colors and distorts reality. It can make us believe almost anything.

Even the occasional pat on the back for how well I am doing should make us concerned; we always need to know God is the one behind anything we think we did well. I must search my heart and ask God to deliver me from sin. By using the armor of God, I can learn about the many ways it can sneak into our lives if we are not careful.

Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pride Is Not Good…

I remember growing up, and the satisfaction resulted from feeling and acting like I knew more than my parents. This abruptly stopped when I realized that I was not that powerful or significant on my own. It does bother me when I see people acting prideful and arrogant, sometimes, I speak up about it, and other times I ignore it. If I know the person well enough, I would tell them gently, respectfully, and with the person one-on-one. Do you think there is a big difference between loving and enabling someone? I am so glad that my mom and dad raised and provided for me and loved me despite all I have done to hurt them and so many others in my life. My mom has stuck with me despite all the bad things I have done.
When I was in long-term alcohol and drug treatment for two years, God put it on my mom’s heart to drive up with my dad to visit me every weekend. Even if Dad did not always want to, he did. To this, I have asked, “Why God?” to answer my question, saying God provided me with a great mom and a brother who was a father image to me. Love heals a multitude of sins. When a person enables someone, one person does what the other person ought to do for themselves.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

 

 

 

 

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Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

Proverbs 16:18 ESV 

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

James 4:6 ESV 

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Philippians 2:3 ESV

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

Proverbs 27:2 ESV 

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

 

 

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