Dealing With Pride: An Obstacle To Maturity
Part II
In our last blog we talked about the causes of pride. In this writing we will look at the cure.
Helps To Defeating Pride
1. A full surrender to the Lordship of Christ. Notice I didn't simply say, "accept Jesus as your savior". A ticket to heaven doesn't necessarily prepare you for victorious living here on earth. There has to be a decision of the heart that surrenders to Jesus as Lord. It is only through Lordship that character flaws are dealt with and the residue of sin is removed. Pride sets a predetermined plan in place that exalts and glorifies self. The Lordship of Jesus deals to destroy this plan. Lordship is a surrender to the Lord's plan and an abandonment of our plan.
2. Faith in the daily care and direction of God. Psalm 25:9 tells us, "The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way.
3. Service. Jesus said in Matthew 20:26, "whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave;"
Serving others is a cure for pride. Every time you sense pride arising in your heart, go serve someone!
1 comment:
Dear Papa, Sorry I haven't commented in a while. Time as we know it has come to an end, quickly funneling into the timeframe of eternity. Work while it is day. The cares of the world has latched it's ugly grip upon me and I have responded as of late. I hate it so much. We are certainly in a spiritual battle like no other as the god of this world sees his end coming soon. Especially in the area of relationships...with God and man. You are right. The key to it all is a final surrender of all that we are to the King of Glory. I have been praying this for myself and the Body every day for so long. It seems simple, but the flesh makes it so hard. Oh who can help us? God will in Christ Jesus. Please Lord, may we all come to Godly sorrow and true repentence soon. May we all come to the end of our pride; our selfishnish and our laziness. May we all come to the end of ourselves. Maranatha. Give Teresa a big hug for us. We love you and miss you. Your servants in Christ: Ken and Joan G.
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