Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
In our lives, pride never leads to good things. However, it’s really easy to fall into pride.
Maybe you worked really hard, defied the odds, and got a great grade on your history project. You want to scream your accomplishment to every person everywhere. Or perhaps you did amazing at your school’s swim meet and you want nothing more than to be recognized for your accomplishments and hear everyone talk about how great you are.
And so you become proud of what YOU did.
Here’s the truth: pride doesn’t lead to good things.
If we begin to think about how good we are, how good we did, how hard we worked, we often leave God out of the picture. We start to think that we did it all on our own, and as a result, we deserve all the attention.
When we leave God out of the equation of our success, that’s never a good thing. We should always be looking to God, asking His advice, and seeking His approval, rather than the approval and attention of others. It’s God’s help we should want to live out each day of our lives. When we include Him in our success and look to Him to bring us the belonging and attention we crave, that’s when we will be the most fulfilled.
