Pride vs Humility

Long ago a good friend gave me a several page study on Pride and Humility by an unknown author. Lets stop and take a look the Pride in everyday life. It hides in many shapes and disguises.

Pride cares what people think... Humility cares what God thinks. How often do we make choices or act a certain way because how we want to be thought of?

Pride feels like it has arrived... Humility knows where it is going. How many times do we stop to focus on where we are going? What would our lives be like if we simply thought about where our actions lead us?

Pride creates diloyalty and undermines authority. In our day to day lives... what are we saying about those in authority over us? Our family, our church, our law makers... what do we have to say about them? If we truely stop to think, how many times do we have negative comments about our leaders? Can we do it better? God gifts each of us in a given area. How often do we step into someone elses gifting because we think we are better skilled?

Pride concentrates on what has not been done. In our lives, do we focus more on what has been done for us? Do we focus on what still has yet to be done? If someone does something for us, is the next thing out of our mouth "why haven't you ____?" That is pride speaking. Humility shows when we say "thank you" and might even do something for them!

I think that each of us has pride hiding in our life somewhere. I pray that all of us can discover its foothold and bind it up! I challenge you this week to each day, look at each thing you do. Examine you actions and decide wether it is an action based in Pride or Humility. Think about how you think and why you think it. Ponder the idea that Pride is somewhere... Lets all make an effort to remove it! Please take time to say thank you and humble yourself. If we don't humble ourselves... somebody else will do it for you.

Thanks for thinking deep thoughts with me!
Please feel free to let me know what you think,

Tyler