Pride Makes Us Fall

Proverbs 16:18 NLT Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

Pride is defined as inordinate self esteem, an unreasonable conceit of one’s own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, accomplishments, rank or elevation in office which manifests in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often in contempt of others.

Pride is a slow killer like asphyxiation, the airway closes up slowly as the person is left gasping for air.

Did you know that Carbon monoxide has been compared to pride because you can’t see it and it sneaks up on you and slowly takes you out. In order to recognize carbon monoxide you need a detector. Thank God we have an internal pride detector. Our sin detector The Holy Spirit!

Pride focuses on self/ego. It exalts itself above God. It makes self the focus and not God. It kills our love for God. It is a heart posture issue. No let me say that correctly it’s a heart sin. It’s at the root of every sin. It truly affects everything. Pride is said to be the great destroyer.

Pride says that I deserve better, treat yourself where Jesus says don’t think of yourself more highly than you ought to and He tells us to follow Him we must deny ourselves. The world says those otherwise. Its not wise to follow the world, we follow Jesus.

If we are not careful we can kill ourselves not recognizing our pride issues in our hearts.

God wants our true humbled hearts not the hearts that become hardened. Not hearts that don’t trust Him or rely on Him. He wants hearts that are fully His much like how we want our mates all to ourselves. God does not want our hearts divided.

To get free from pride we must humble ourselves and repent. God is looking for contrite hearts, remorseful not arrogant or proud.

2 Chron 7:14 if my who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

Humility opens up doors that pride closes.

Here’s some help to get free

1 Ask the Lord where did it begin and to show when we were prideful?

2 Humble ourselves pray seek His face and repent

3 Be Sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s nudges then repeat steps 1-3

I pray this message has touched in the way that the Spirit of the Lord has intended to and that pride will not be the sin we struggle with.

I love you.

Be blessed but more importantly be a blessing