"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud."
Yesterday was my youngest sons birthday. My oldest son and daughter-in-law fixed lunch for the family. As a game of Monopoly followed lunch, I sat in the next room admiring what my family has become. I am one "PROUD PAPA"!
But wait, doesn't scripture indicate that PRIDE is a bad thing? Is it wrong to rejoice in the successes of others? Is the "PRIDE" you have in others and their accomplishments a bad thing? The focus of the PRIDE may be the difference.
Earlier in Proverbs 16 verse 5, scripture records "Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished." If someone is gloating in what they have accomplished, a problem exists. GOD draws glory to HIMSELF, not ourselves.
In James 4:6 we are reminded, "But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." And in James 4:10 "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up."
When we begin to consider our humanity more significantly than our spirit, we are losing sight of what we should be. A garden rake is a tool. A tool can do nothing on its own. It has to be "USED" by the Gardner to produce results. It is hard to be prideful when you realize that you are simply a tool being used by the Master Gardner!
LORD, cause me to glory only in the things YOU have done for and through me.
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