Me, Me, Me, It's all about Me...

The Ponderings of an Everyday Guy Continues...I heard a sermon years ago on "Growing in the Grace and Knowledge of Our Lord, Jesus Christ."  The speaker began his message with the analogy of babes in Christ to that of real babies.  He said that the most selfish creature on earth is a baby.  When they're hungry, they cry. When they want to be held, they cry.  Basically, babies cry until they get what they want.  Then he transitioned to us "grown up" babies.  We cry and whine until we get what we want.  Unfortunately, in the Christian life there are many who never grow up. 

A baby will mope, and doesn't "play" well with others.  A baby is one who says, "if I can't be in charge, I just won't participate."  A baby can be very selfish and never  mature in their faith.

Well, this is  a sad and tragic charge made to many today.  It's related to pride.  Pride thinks of no one but themselves.  If I may share something I read just the other day on the top ten evidences of a pride.

1. Pride refuses to listen, it always interrupts others.
2. Pride likes to talk about itself all the time.
3. Pride has an intense desire to be noticed.
4. Pride believes that it deserves everything it gets.
5. Pride is not thankful.
6. Pride cannot be corrected.
7. Pride does not like to follow instructions.
8. Pride exalts itself in the presence of others; it brags.
9. Pride criticizes and tries to makes itself look better by putting others down.
10. Pride thinks of its own needs first.  

Proverbs 16:5   Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord:..

 

So today I encourage all of us to continue to "grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ."

 

Have a great day,

 

CW