Pride
August 17, 2018
Pride is a big deal to God. Proverbs 16:5 has these strong words, “the Lord detests all the proud of heart.” Given how important pride is to God, we do well to examine ourselves regularly. It creeps naturally into our humanoid hearts. Here are J. Oswald Sanders test questions for examining ourselves:
How do we react when someone else is selected for honor, praise, or position?
In our honest ‘face in the mirror’ moments, do we admit problems and weaknesses?
Do we resent criticism or weigh its validity without self defense?
And how do we respond to praise? With a puffed up chest? Or with humble acknowledgement that God made us, and gives us everything we’ve got.
Remember, anything we are or have are from Him. The only one deserving praise is God himself.