A Hard Lesson
“When
pride comes, then comes shame; but with the
humble is wisdom.”
Proverbs 11:2 (NKJV)
Have you ever gotten prideful? I would be
willing to bet that you have. When I have fallen into pride, one characteristic
is sure to come about. It is the disgrace, the shame of having said something I
regret—I was being prideful and what I said damaged my reputation with
somebody. That is where I do not want to stay, and regret my actions.
But I have found something else
as well. When I operate in humility, then comes wisdom. I’m open to hear the Holy Spirit’s voice through others, able to
discern the spirits and see which is of God. But this only occurs when I’m in
humility, when I’ve gotten cocky or began to be secretly puffed with pride:
having self-confidence and self-exaltation, then comes my disgrace. I cannot
walk in fellowship with God and my own pride. I must be humble. I must Fear God and understand my proper
place—for that is where wisdom lies; not
in focusing on myself, but on Him.
Dear God, give me a humble
spirit. Teach me Your ways, Your wonders, and Your majesty. And, Lord, please
show me just a glimpse of how small I really am compared to Your plan. Let that
revelation help me to remain in a humble state of spirit. In Jesus name, amen.
