Powerful Pride
We often think that the original sin was Eve and Adam biting into an apple. That may be humanities first sin, but that is not the first sin that had been committed. The one that is called The Devil, Satan, The Evil One and other names that indicate that he is an enemy committed that first sin. His sin was his Pride in himself.
We often think of Pride as being overly confident about our accomplishments or that we are the best thing since sliced bread. Yet, that is not the essence of Pride. Pride at it’s deepest root is about being SELF-CENTERED. You do not have to be vain, or think of yourself as the anointed to be in that boat.
Self-centeredness is our self-absorption and unwillingness to see that we are just one of many people in the world and that we are not as great as we think we are and neither are we as bad as we think we are. We all at some level fall in the middle and are in fact people who excel in some areas and need help in others.
In our self-absorption we begin to think that we are either great at everything and see ourselves as almost God-Like or we see ourselves as the worst beast of a human that was ever born. We begin to think far different of ourselves than the actuality of what exists. We have need of a deep attitude adjustment. We have need of a refocusing of our vision on more than just the things in our life and what we think we are.
Most of us have heard Carly Simon’s hit “You’re So Vain.” In the song she talks about a man looking in the mirror as he walked by. He is so self-absorbed that he sees only himself and nothing else. He sees himself as beautiful, when they song implies that he is a horrible person inside. As they say – “Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
Our self-absorption distracts from the great things that God does for us. Everything from creating us to be beautiful to forgiving our shortcomings. We really do in many ways get so self-focused that we miss the greater point of honoring the creator and begin worshiping the creature instead. That is just one of the ways that Pride rears it’s ugly head in lives.
This week, I invite you to experience a new way of thinking. One where you will focus all of your energies and time on honoring God and others. A way of thinking where you will be seen as a servant of the Most High. Where you will find purpose and importance when you focus on things appropriately.
Blessings,
Pastor Greg
We often think of Pride as being overly confident about our accomplishments or that we are the best thing since sliced bread. Yet, that is not the essence of Pride. Pride at it’s deepest root is about being SELF-CENTERED. You do not have to be vain, or think of yourself as the anointed to be in that boat.
Self-centeredness is our self-absorption and unwillingness to see that we are just one of many people in the world and that we are not as great as we think we are and neither are we as bad as we think we are. We all at some level fall in the middle and are in fact people who excel in some areas and need help in others.
In our self-absorption we begin to think that we are either great at everything and see ourselves as almost God-Like or we see ourselves as the worst beast of a human that was ever born. We begin to think far different of ourselves than the actuality of what exists. We have need of a deep attitude adjustment. We have need of a refocusing of our vision on more than just the things in our life and what we think we are.
Most of us have heard Carly Simon’s hit “You’re So Vain.” In the song she talks about a man looking in the mirror as he walked by. He is so self-absorbed that he sees only himself and nothing else. He sees himself as beautiful, when they song implies that he is a horrible person inside. As they say – “Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
Our self-absorption distracts from the great things that God does for us. Everything from creating us to be beautiful to forgiving our shortcomings. We really do in many ways get so self-focused that we miss the greater point of honoring the creator and begin worshiping the creature instead. That is just one of the ways that Pride rears it’s ugly head in lives.
This week, I invite you to experience a new way of thinking. One where you will focus all of your energies and time on honoring God and others. A way of thinking where you will be seen as a servant of the Most High. Where you will find purpose and importance when you focus on things appropriately.
Blessings,
Pastor Greg
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