Evidence Against a Proud Heart
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“… But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” Matthew 23:1-12
Pride is deceptive. The proud person is often the last to know the contents of his or her own heart. Our self – importance makes us desire to be number one. Instead of working toward our personal best, which is required by God, we are determined to be better than anyone else.
To get to that top position, we will constantly point to ourselves as the best and look for praise and compliments from others. Often we choose to be around people who are important and well liked but tend to ignore those who are less admired. This is the opposite of how Jesus treated people. He gave the adulterous woman compassion but referred to the Pharisees as whitewashed coffins.
While we are chasing after prominence externally, our spirit becomes rebellious internally. We refuse to obey God because we believe we know better than He does.
To quell our disobedience and bring our pride under God’s control, we must first recognize specific parts of our life that are affected. When we confess those areas, we take the first step toward submission by turning our focus back onto God. We must continuously be on the alert for a prideful attitude. But we can stamp it out by remembering what God has done in our life and what He saved us from.
Pride will often cause us to compare ourselves with others. We can all find someone whom we can out – perform, out – dress, or outwit, but the one person with whom we should compare ourselves is Jesus – and we will find ourselves lacking every time.
Question: What sins does remaining humble prevent?
About this Author: Charles Stanley
The sins that are prevented by being humble is sin itself. We must learn to be like Christ all the time. Whenever he was tested he never screamed or made a scene. But he just kept his humble spirit.