Pride

Today’s Post By: Rhonda StinsonI am the I, the center of pr-I-de;       Self-serving, self-righteous, yes, self-centered I.I am the I, the me and the my,      Don’t ask any questions for I’m always right.  Compromise, hah, no way I reply;      My way or the highway I don’t compromise.  When I talk you listen and bow at my feet,      As I trample you down just play dead and agree.  I want the glory, the honor, the praise;      When the show’s called to action I’m center-stage.  The lights and hoorahs, the applause all for me,      Yes my name is pride, life’s all about me.I can take credit for Satan’s demise      When he tried taking God’s place in the heavenly skies.I was the cause of Satan’s fall out of Eden,       I was the one, I was the reason.Do you struggle with the issue of pride?Ask yourself: why am I always so defensive? Why do I always feel the need to be right? Why do I get so angry and loud in the face of confrontation?There are reasons we, as humans, are pride-guilty. You might find you use pride as a defense mechanism or as a way to cover up your own insecurities.Whatever the reason, God hates pride. He wants only the best for us and instructs us to humble ourselves before Him.Do you live a life that gives glory to God… or is it all about you?PRIDE – it’s a heavy weight that always brings us down in the end.Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly