I’m a little bit stubborn…ok…maybe very stubborn. I can be very confident in what I believe, committed to my position even when I’m wrong. And my stubborn confidence can be comical at times when it’s something not important, but it can lead to challenging situations when my commitment to my own “rightness” ignores the Lord…
The Sermon on the Mount is rich with teachings that make us pause and look within. Matthew 5:23-24 was one of the many that did that for me. I thought about the many times when my anger or disappointment or pride led me to pull away from someone, with reconciliation the last thing I wanted…
We’ve all heard Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” – often times shortened to “pride comes before the fall”. In our world with so much arrogance, ego, and pride, we need to be reminded that humility allows the learning to occur and the wisdom to come. That’s what…
