Post #28 - Put Your Pride Aside

Some people are too prideful to say I'm sorry. 

They know they feel remorse and they know that they want to apologize, but they would rather see a relationship be ruined and miss out on a blessing than offer a sincere apology. 

Pride is dangerous. It kills and destroys. 

Proverbs 16:18 says that "pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."

If we are not careful, we will allow pride to take all that we care about because we want to be right or save face. 

But, pride will always come back to hurt and haunt you. 

Many times, those who have lost loved ones and opportunities because of their pride, feel deep hurt and remorse. Some even8 die too prideful to make amends. 

I knew a man like that...

He had burned his bridges with his children to the point that they refused to have a relationship with him. The man would rarely speak of his children. But when he did, the pain he felt was evident in his eyes and in his voice. But he was still too prideful to make amends.

While he sat in his pride, he was missing out on his children's milestones and successes and watching his grandchildren grow. 

The man was so prideful that he died not having fixed his relationship with his children. And the children were so resentful that they refused to claim their father's belongings and signed them over to the state. 

How sad. 

Unfortunately, so many of us live in these prideful situations - alone and angry and too proud to admit that we were wrong or to fix what's been broken.

Jesus, in Mark 7:21-23, calls pride an evil thing that comeths out of man and defiles him.

Pride ruins the lives of the people who adopt it. It leaves them frustrated, confused, and unable to deal with the problems of life. Pride makes people blame others rather than take responsibility for themselves. And leaves them empty.

If you find yourself feeling this way. If you are struggling with pride, do all that you can to let it go. Humble yourself and apologize. Make it right. 

It may be uncomfortable for a moment, but your relationships will be mended and your life will be better and blessed. I assure you, you will be much happier. 

James 4:6 says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." When you humble yourself to do the right thing, God blesses your efforts and works out the situation you were dealing with. 

Trust God even in your prideful place. He will give you the grace and strength to act in humility and restore what was lost. To fix what was broken. 

Lay down your pride and pick up humility. Say what needs to be said. Do what needs to be done. And stop sabotaging what is good in your life. 

Stop sabotaging your blessings.