Posts with the tag “pride”

“For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach.”Psalm 69:9-10A call to fast, is a call to humble yourself. Pride is one of the primary enemies of the Christian soul. Pride says things like, “I don’t need to do this…” or “this is something for others to do, not me.” Pride p...  Read More

"You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” - Psalm 2:9Perhaps you have heard of Aesop's fable of the Oak Tree and the Reed. In this fable, the Oak Tree is proud of who he is and he says to the reed, "look at me, I am a strong oak tree, I am unmovable. You are a small reed; you bend and sway with the slightest of breezes. Nothing can blow me over, I'm ...  Read More