Habakkuk 2:4 (NKJV) 4 "Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.
A firefly is not a fly, a prairie dog is not a dog, and a person full of pride is not successful but deceived. Many things are not what they seem, God's Word very clearly tells us what we are not and explains how to be what we should. How you may be asking, I am so glad you asked.
"Pride goes before a fall," Proverbs 16:18 the evidence of a wrong attitude is usually seen in what we put value in, it is a noose around our neck, it holds a prominent place in our lives, the object of our affection is strangling the presence of God. A person caught in this mind set will often not recognize the symptoms and have no awareness of the offense to God and man. Pride can elimate us from heaven and do more harm to those around us, causing their fall as well.
The person of Godly chararcter will recognize the sinful condition called pride, and eliminate the source from their lives. Have you "examined yourself" today, 2 Corinthians 13:5 to see where you stand with God, do it now and know you are in His will. Ignore pride and you will not live by faith!
Heavenly father help us to look beyond our self and see as You see, let the scales fall from our eyes and let me see me the way You do, help me to examine my life and expose the things that do not please You. Let me frogive in others the things that have held me captive, use me to do You will. Amen
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