Does not boast.
Pride is the dandelion of the soul. Its root goes deep; only a little left behind sprouts again. Its seeds lodge in the tiniest encouraging cracks. And it flourishes in good soil: "The danger of pride is that it feeds on goodness"
Pride is clearly Satan's area of expertise. We must be proactive to identify any seeds of pride lurking in the cracks of our souls, waiting to sprout into self righteousness , discontentment, or an unforgiving spirit. Pride masquerades as an unwillingness to admit I'm wrong, or in thoughts like, I deserve better. "The most effective means the enemy has to keep believers from being full of the spirit is to keep us full of ourselves.". Anything that deifies self is pride, and God hates a prideful heart. We have two options when it comes to pride. We can humble ourselves (1 Peter 5:6), or God will humble opinion us (Daniel 4:37).
Pride is described in 1 Corinthians 13:4 as something that love is not, "Love...is not boastful; is not conceited." So biblical love is demonstrated by the opposite emotion of pride- humility.
"Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than others, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. Now that's easier to read than do!
The healthy heart is one that bows down in humility and rises in praise and adoration. Note that paul grows downward in his self- descriptions as the years pass:
I am the least of the apostles. ( 1 Corinthians 15:9)
I am the least of all saints. (Ephesians 3:8)
I am the worst of them. (1 Timothy 1:15)
Pride is clearly Satan's area of expertise. We must be proactive to identify any seeds of pride lurking in the cracks of our souls, waiting to sprout into self righteousness , discontentment, or an unforgiving spirit. Pride masquerades as an unwillingness to admit I'm wrong, or in thoughts like, I deserve better. "The most effective means the enemy has to keep believers from being full of the spirit is to keep us full of ourselves.". Anything that deifies self is pride, and God hates a prideful heart. We have two options when it comes to pride. We can humble ourselves (1 Peter 5:6), or God will humble opinion us (Daniel 4:37).
Pride is described in 1 Corinthians 13:4 as something that love is not, "Love...is not boastful; is not conceited." So biblical love is demonstrated by the opposite emotion of pride- humility.
"Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than others, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. Now that's easier to read than do!
The healthy heart is one that bows down in humility and rises in praise and adoration. Note that paul grows downward in his self- descriptions as the years pass:
I am the least of the apostles. ( 1 Corinthians 15:9)
I am the least of all saints. (Ephesians 3:8)
I am the worst of them. (1 Timothy 1:15)
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