God Resists the Proud
“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be on every one that is proud and lofty, and on every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low” (Isaiah 2:11-12).
“An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin” (Proverbs 21:4).
“Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5).
Pride. Something just about everyone has but one of the things which Scripture repeatedly says that God will not bless. I don’t know about you but I want … no, I need … God’s blessing in my life. Pride is extremely hard to get rid of though.
God has been speaking to me lately about the importance of being humble. It can be really hard sometimes but I find that most of the problems in life come because of “flesh” getting in the way. Humanly, I want to be right, I want to be understood, I hate being misquoted, etc. but I find that most things would never be the big deal they end up being if I would just let it go. I need to content myself with the fact that it’s not the end of the world if people don’t applaud everything I do. I just need to place it in God’s hands, answer in a humble way, and move on.
This is not an easy lesson for me but I’m praying God will help me get there–that I will truly walk in the gracious humility that He desires me to walk in. As I do, I will be more full of the joy of His Spirit and I can shine brighter with His love. Thank You, Lord, for loving me and being an example that I can follow. Help me to be faithful. Amen!
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