FEAR OR PRIDE 04/20/2010
 
Our deepest fear of failure haunts and follows us daily. Our existence is driven on our fear of showing our true selves, to show venerability is to show weakness, somehow society has tricked us into believing that to be anything but a workaholic , driving the expensive car, living in the mansion others dream of, your falling short of societies great design.              

 Is our desire for success fueled by our fear of disappointment or pride? Fear of disappointment is simply a fabricated lie by the enemy. Christ takes great delight in us. He knows where your strengths are, He knows your story, and so if He is the designer, the author of your story, how can He be anything short of ecstatic in what we do? God wants great things for us, but not at the cost of the greatest gift He has given, your heart and the hearts of those around you.  The heart is essential to the joy we all seek.

If the drive behind your success is pride, there is a difference between the kind of pride that God hates (Proverbs 8:13) and the kind of pride we feel about a job well done.

The kind of pride that stems from self-righteousness is sin, and God hates it because it is a hindrance to seeking Him. Psalm 10:4 explains that the proud are so consumed with themselves that their thoughts are far from God: “

Seek God when seeking affirmation, he finds great joy in his children.

 

 
 


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