Symptoms of Arrogant Pride
Psalm 10:4
Are ANY of us perfect in our understanding of the Lord? All of the above could be true, but can you read it and see the apparent blindness of the speaker?
Just so that you understand, these are symptoms of MY PRIDE. This is NOT HEALTHY pride, this is UNHEALTHY for my relationship with the Lord. If you are saying this to yourself, then perhaps you are having the same pride issues that I am.
The Lord can use ANYONE He chooses. Generally, if I am hearing something I don't like, if I get immediately offended and want to remark back in a way DESIGNED to irritate, then I need to stop focusing upon the world and start back at the beginning, focusing upon my relationship with God.
It is ok to be proud of our relationship with the Lord, so long as we don't use that as an excuse to 'Lord it over' and instead use it as an opportunity to share with others how we are blessed. Look at Uzziah, 2 Chronicles 26, I think he probably thought he was worthy of approaching the Lord and burning the incense because he had been working so hard on behalf of the Lord, perhaps he was so proud of his relationship that he lost sight of his lowliness?
If I am not at peace with someone, then the problem with my peace lies within me, within my pride. I arrogantly become angry, rather than showing my peace. In sharing peace in the face of my anger, I show how I belong to God rather than being controlled by my flesh.
Not that we should not defend, but our defense should not be of ourselves, it should be of God and of others and it should never come from a place of 'self'.
Proverbs 13:10
Proverbs 29:23
God bless.
In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
I find myself getting aggravated with people when they tell me that I am wrong. Especially when I KNOW I am right.Does the above sound familiar?
More than that, I know they should do it MY way. If they did it MY way, then their lives wouldn't be so difficult.
After all, I know better. I have better understanding, I have studied longer, harder, have a better relationship, am closer to him, than they are. Don't you think they should realize that?
They just don't understand because they are sinning. They don't want to understand because their sin keeps them from understanding.
Are ANY of us perfect in our understanding of the Lord? All of the above could be true, but can you read it and see the apparent blindness of the speaker?
Just so that you understand, these are symptoms of MY PRIDE. This is NOT HEALTHY pride, this is UNHEALTHY for my relationship with the Lord. If you are saying this to yourself, then perhaps you are having the same pride issues that I am.
The Lord can use ANYONE He chooses. Generally, if I am hearing something I don't like, if I get immediately offended and want to remark back in a way DESIGNED to irritate, then I need to stop focusing upon the world and start back at the beginning, focusing upon my relationship with God.
It is ok to be proud of our relationship with the Lord, so long as we don't use that as an excuse to 'Lord it over' and instead use it as an opportunity to share with others how we are blessed. Look at Uzziah, 2 Chronicles 26, I think he probably thought he was worthy of approaching the Lord and burning the incense because he had been working so hard on behalf of the Lord, perhaps he was so proud of his relationship that he lost sight of his lowliness?
If I am not at peace with someone, then the problem with my peace lies within me, within my pride. I arrogantly become angry, rather than showing my peace. In sharing peace in the face of my anger, I show how I belong to God rather than being controlled by my flesh.
Not that we should not defend, but our defense should not be of ourselves, it should be of God and of others and it should never come from a place of 'self'.
Proverbs 13:10
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.Proverbs 21:24
The proud and arrogant man-"Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.If I am mocking someone, then my behavior is coming from a place of arrogant pride.
Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.Jeremiah 13:17
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the LORD's flock will be taken captive.
God bless.
posted by Dancer | 10:59 AM
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