The Dangers of Pride

"Let not the foot of pride come against me..."- Psalm 36:11

Pride. It was the root of the very first sin and the downfall of Lucifer who is now known as Satan. It so easily slithers its way into our hearts without us even noticing it. The Bible refers to pride as an abomination to God, and that it is something the Lord despises (Proverbs 6:16-17). Although the world tries to tell us it is harmless, nothing could be further from the truth. Pride severs us from receiving the blessings and mercy that is given to a humble heart. The Devil whispers in our ears the lie that we are self-sufficient, that we are "pretty good" and we believe him all the while forgetting the Source from whom all blessings flow. In fact, Daniel 4:23 mentions that even our very breaths are in God's hands. That means that, whether we are saved or unsaved, God gives us every breath we have and at any time He could stop those breaths. Whatever a person is prideful about I can guarantee two things about it. Either it is a gift from God and we have no reason to be prideful about it or we actually do not have what we are prideful of (I.e. we are deceiving ourselves into thinking that we have a talent, quality etc. that we don't actually have). Also if anyone is reading this and saying,"I think I'm pretty humble; I don't have a problem with this," please think again because, believe me, pride has already taken a foot hold in your life.
As those who have put our trust in Christ alone for salvation, it is extremely important that we deal with pride in our lives. Christ died and rose again so that we could walk in newness of life and be free from the chains of sin and pride, yet we go right ahead and put those chains on again. We don't realize how much that grieves our Lord. Let's turn from this sin and walk in the new life God has given us. It is essential to see that all we have is from God. Everything is His gift. Read verses like Romans 12:3 and Proverbs 6:16-17, 16:5,18. These verses can help us with the pride in our lives.