Every single human being possesses some form of pride. Whether it be in our appearance, our boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse, our skills, or our possessions, we all have some sort of pride deep within our hearts that we desperately need to be cleansed of.When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
God explicitly expresses how much He dislikes pride (Proverbs 16:5, Isaiah 2:12, Leviticus 26:19, etc.). Some say that all sin stems from the sin of pride; We are too proud to trust God over ourselves, so we choose our will over His and take our lives into our own hands. As C.S. Lewis describes it,
"It was through Pride that the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind."Over and over, Scripture describes how terrible the sin of pride is, encouraging humility instead. God gives grace to the humble and opposes the proud (Proverbs 3:34). Being humble, as described in Proverbs 11:2, produces wisdom and is something to pursue on a day-to-day basis.
As someone whose pride is the utmost struggle, I know how hard it is to resist being proud in an argument, when I'm feeling righteous, when I don a cute outfit, etc. My pride follows me around constantly and I have to keep batting it away for the sake of Christ.
God is greater than our sin, whether it be pride, arrogance, self-righteousness, and/or the like. He is willing and able to overpower all of our desires so long as we cease to hold fast to them. In the end, God will humble the proud (Isaiah 13:11), and the humble will be rewarded (Proverbs 22:4)
We must humble ourselves before the Lord and consider others as better than ourselves. Pride may be the root of sin, but God is not slow to forgive and help you with your struggle.
