Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Pride

My name is Pride. I am a cheater.


I cheat you of your God-given destiny...because you demand your own way.
I cheat you of contentment...because you "deserve better than this."
I cheat you of knowledge...because you already know it all.
I cheat you of healing...because you're too full of me to forgive.
I cheat you of holiness...because you refuse to admit when you're wrong.
I cheat you of vision...becasue you'd rather look in the mirror than out a window.
I cheat you of genuine friendship...because nobody's going to know the real you.
I cheat you of love...because real romance demands sacrifice.
I cheat you of greatness in heaven...because you refuse to wash another's feet on earth.
I cheat you of God's glory...because I convince you to seek your own.

My name is Pride. I am a cheater. You like me because you think I'm always looking out for you.


Untrue.


God has so much for you, I admit.
But don't worry...



If you stick with me, you'll never know.

-Broadman & Holman

2 comments:

Goldfish said...

Wow, that was so powerful! Pride is such a hard thing to overcome. I love CJ Mahaney's book Humility: True Greatness . I've been trying to re-read it a little at a time. Humility is such a hard thing to have, yet so important!!
Talk to you soon...

Ottersons said...

my mom and i love this. hope you write to me soon.
love, tabby