For most of us, the subtle encroachment of pride is more dangerous,
and more likely to render us useless to God and others, than any other kind of
failure.
~~Nancy Leigh DeMoss
This
morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest
Christian Women Writers of All Time.
Failure
is a sad word. We fear failure. We don’t want to fail at anything. Yet how do
we view success? God doesn’t measure success by the amount in our bank account,
the rung we’ve reached on the corporate ladder, or even the number of our
friends on Facebook. Sometimes it seems that his measures are upside-down to
ours. He treasures humility and hates pride.
Why?
Because pride is dangerous. Nancy Leigh DeMoss warns that it we can render us
useless to God and others. How horrible to have great gifts and to be useless
to God because of pride. But it happens slowly, subtly, almost without our
noticing. Thinking a bit too highly of ourselves; forging ahead without God’s guidance;
doing good things without the humility of trust in God.
Want
to succeed in God’s eyes? Want to be useful to him? Serve with humility and
love.
Prayer
for Meditation
Father, I want to be useful for you.
Keep me from the subtle hold of pride.
Scripture
for Meditation
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2
Music
for Meditation
Go Light the World
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