Title: Good Pride/Bad Pride
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18
We all have pride. Be sure to not label all pride as bad. There is good pride in good things (being proud of your kids for example). The warning of pride here is the empty kind. A haughty spirit is a heart that is overly inflated and infatuated with oneself. When our hearts are full of ourselves we push people away and the fall or destruction we experience is often in relationships. Think about it. Who wants to be around someone like that?
The spiritual discipline which helps keep pride in check is humility. It comes through serving others and seeing their views and opinions as important and valid as your own. It’s an important spiritual practice which both Jesus spoke about. “The greatest among you will be your servant”- Matt 23:11.
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