On what we have learned this week. I was so humbled by the topic of pride, as it did touch my heart and made me to reflect into my own life. I just love how the talk opened up into emphasizing the importance of us knowing, “there is no righteous pride.” I know how much the human nature loves to justify thing to suit their needs. Pride is pride. It is the central feature of enmity towards God and our fellowmen. Satan uses it to reign over us and I feel like we do embracing it in our loves because of our puffiness. People with pride always want more and love feeling superior and give credit to themselves. I have achieved this because I have worked and sweat hard for it, I feel like we do not always give credit to where it is due. We achieve things because of the strength God gives us, without Him, we would not achieve anything.
Comparison get in the way for people with pride. They look at their success, look at others, and compare. They do not want anyone better than them. Marriages are also affected by it. When a partner does something and do not want to apologies for it, because they feel like the other partner should be apologies even knowing they were the ones at fault. Marriages of gender inequality suffer even more because husbands are never at fault. I remember the way my father used to act all superior all the time, was hurtful. My om was a quiet person and my father used that as his own advantage. I am not saying he was a bad person, just like it was a way he was raised and saw from his own parents. That is why we are to show a good example to our own kids. We wouldnt want them to grow up with that picture in their minds. Opinions of wives are not valid unless it is about children and house chores. That happens a lot in my country and women suffer in silence. That is what makes me to be even grateful of the gospel, as it teaches us otherwise and pride affects everyone, does not matter the sex, race or gender. I am curious though, how do you deal with someone who has pride? and knows they do but doing nothing to change it?
Fantastic thoughts on the monstrosity, that is pride.
ReplyDeleteHuman beings are inherently prideful, we need the great atonement of Christ to jettison the natural man and put on the man of Christ: Meekness and humility.
If we ever hope to shake off pride, we need the "Rock of Ages", the Son of God, to help us. Without Him, there's no hope.
In marriage we must learn to apologize, both parties, even if we know very well that we are not wrong. As we do that, Satan will be frustrated and pride will dissipate.