Beware of these two sins...
Beleivers should not struggle with these things.
Pride: I want to look better than I am and impress people I do not even like.
Greed: The more I get the more I want and the more I get the more I need.
Why tell me do we struggle with these things?
posted by Bob Carder @ 5:34 PM
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3 Comments:
I can only speak for myself. I struggle with these things when I walk in the flesh. As soon as I deny myself, wait on the Spirit and keep in step with him, Pride and Greed look foolish and feel abnormal even uncomfortable. I have valued the suffering and persecution that I have experienced lately simply because I had to give up all that was prideful and greedy in order to follow the Spirit--I do not think I can survive unless I walk with God and I cannot Walk with God if pride and greed are with me or in me or control me. It is a choice.
I have been a believer for a long time and I would say pride and materialism are my biggest areas of struggle (and honestly the biggest areas in my life that keep me from the Lord). My pride is blinding. Even after being filled with the Holy Spirit, I am drawn to the manifestations of the Spirit, in pride, as if they have something to do with me or make me special (mand that is sinful- and I am working on that). I find myself renouncing pride which has caused spiritual blindness in my life, over and over. I wonder if I will ever overcome it. But I am glad I am aware that it is an issue and humbled when the Holy Spirit of other believers point out my error. Knowing my weakness (sometimes-when I am not moving too fast) gives me an ability to choose the Lord or to choose my will. I often get caught or trapped by my pride when I see something that causes a righteous anger in me like it is my job to correct it. Sometimes I struggle with pride when the Lord used me too. Then He remindes me of Gahazie (the prophet's apprentice who took something in return for the Lord's work- man is that convicting). I just keep trying to work through my issues and lay it at the Lord's feet. For me, pride is self and blinding, confidence is hope placed in a trustworthy object-Christ Alone. That thought causes me to be hummbled. For me it is a constant battle between pride and confidence in Christ. I pray that He will continue to show Himself to me and I will continue to follow by discipling my flesh to submit to His Spirit. It is glorious that we are even willing and able to engage in the battle knowing that if we war with Him against our flesh, He will win!
I just give my weakness to Him and praise Him that one day, I will be perfected. Until than I am blessed that He is merciful!
Interesting and I say very interesting comments here. Thanks!
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