You Dont need to read this....or do you?

A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.
Proverbs 29:23 (NIV)

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.
Proverbs 29:23 (NLV)


These verses come from two different translations of the bible however they ring one very true and important fact.....

PRIDE is no substitute for Humility.....

at first glance you might think that the bible is saying pride is all wrong, I don't think that is what the author intends to tell us.....there is nothing wrong in taking pride in your work or being proud of your accomplishments ...... i think the author is simply saying being full of pride in self is destructive...... how many times can you recall needing help but refusing to ask for it.....how many situations could have been lessend in severity or hardship if only you humbled yourself to say....maybe I was wrong...or I'm sorry for my part of this.....or thought I shouldn't have done this how can i make this better......

i have found that in life a lot of people think the goal is to be perfect....or blameless ..... that is exactly opposite of what the bible teaches us.... the bible tells us out right....we are sinners and we are going to screw things up from time to time....saying you don't is calling GOD a liar plain and simple.

All you have to do is put aside your pride and humble yourself enough to own up to your mistakes and shortcomings..... that's what GOD wants ....and it is the first step to EVERY recovery program there is....admitting your problems and mistakes is what wakes us up to what we need to fix.....without admitting your messed up....you cant fix what you don't think is broken....and that is where PRIDE in self becomes dangerous.

Hope this helps someone out there.
Peace and grace upon you all.