“For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will definitely be saved through the lifetime of his Son.” – Romans 5:10 NLT
The sneaky pitfalls of pride hijack the calm from our lives, causing us to lose concentrate on the reality Paul wrote about within the verse above. Instead of aiming to bring glory to God in all that we do, pride subtly steers our attention towards worldly gains and mixed-up priorities. This I do know, all too well.
The soothing presence of a front porch swing, with bright-colored cushions and pillows, fluttered through my mind as we made plans for the primary house we built. I don’t remember exactly why, however the anchors for my swing were never installed throughout the construct, and we never got back around to installing them after we moved in. The front porch remained swing-less, and the bright-colored cushions remained only a daydream.
Years later, I battled with the frame of a yard swing, determined to have some style of swing on that massive front porch. Though I forced it to be there and tried to enjoy it for what it was, I longed for the unique dream of a front porch swing mounted to the porch ceiling, with bright-colored cushions and pillows.
The second time we built a house, I used to be determined to ensure that my front porch swing anchors were installed within the ceiling of the much smaller front porch. Excited to finally pick my front porch swing, vibrant cushions, and colourful pillows amid the entire things that encompass constructing a house; once more, ensuring the anchors were installed for the front porch swing wasn’t a priority. My heart sank once I saw the frame of the front porch ceiling had been covered up before the swing anchors were in place. Once again, we never got back around to installing the anchors once we moved in, and the swing with the colourful cushions and vibrant pillows remained a daydream, once more.
I do know, it’s only a swing, nevertheless it echoed my reality. Every time I felt confident and convinced enough to get my hopes up, my heart sank. Through every tough season, I ached to be put in the correct category of priorities, nevertheless it remained only a daydream. The swing that never was became a metaphor for my life.
Pride can confuse our motives, cloud our emotions, and deconstruct our priorities. It lies to us, hurts our people, and damages our souls. Here are 5 sneaky truths concerning the pitfalls of pride.
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