Pride / Mrs Chrissy Teis

 

Mrs Chrissy Teis

Pastor's Wife

Open Door Bible Baptist Church

Howell, NJ

 

 

 

Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

I was recently faced with a situation that required me to eat some "humble pie" I didn't want to, but I did and the taste wasn't good.  I never saw the situation coming and honestly had a hard time wrapping my mind around it, but there is was....staring me in the proverbial face.

I counseled with my pastor/husband and as is his gracious way with people he advised me to eat the pie and give it to the Lord.  Through this time I realized how prideful I had become.  When I think of the sin of pride I often equate it with boastful, loud people who constantly talk about themselves and their accomplishments, leaving the Lord out of it all.  I don't do that, or at least I try not to, but here is where pride has been revealed in my own life.  

I care deeply about what others think of me, and not just me, what you think of my husband, our church, & ministry.  This doesn't initially seem like a prideful thing but when it comes to where you care more about what others think then what the Lord says, then it is pride and it is sin.  In my situation I was more concerned about how this person had perceived me, then that I had offended someone.  I prayed about it and asked forgiveness and that burden was lifted.  We are by nature very selfish and prideful people, when we can see who we are, it helps us to rely on our Saviour.  I have asked the Lord to continue to shine a light on these areas of my life and to humble me in His way and not my own.  I want to encourage you to not let pride get in the way, it can sneak around in unsuspecting forms.