Thanks Tanja for alerting us all to the positive and negative sides of pride. Sometimes it is hard to recognise and I note that particularly when I turn out to be wrong. I realized that have pride in my own assessment of situations or that I know something when it turns out I was completely wrong. It is a good wake up call when this happens. King Solomon wrote, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18). It is a good reminder that there are consequences to pride and eventually we will be reminded of what is often lurking in our hearts, unexposed. I suppose the other side to pride is false humility. It's a challenge for us to walk out into the world each day!
It still looks cold in Germany and Lake Starnberg is bleak and is ready for spring.
Thanks Tanja for alerting us all to the positive and negative sides of pride. Sometimes it is hard to recognise and I note that particularly when I turn out to be wrong. I realized that have pride in my own assessment of situations or that I know something when it turns out I was completely wrong. It is a good wake up call when this happens. King Solomon wrote, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18). It is a good reminder that there are consequences to pride and eventually we will be reminded of what is often lurking in our hearts, unexposed. I suppose the other side to pride is false humility. It's a challenge for us to walk out into the world each day!
It still looks cold in Germany and Lake Starnberg is bleak and is ready for spring.