Week 26 · Season 4 · Step 7: Humble Petition
Shoes of Pride-Crushing
Exposing the Root Sin
Shoes of the Gospel of Peace · Proverbs 16:18
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Proverbs 16:18 · ESV
Big idea
Pride as the root of all other sins; identifying its manifestations.
Pride is the oldest treason. Isaiah 14 and Proverbs 16:18 unmask it: I will ascend, I will make myself like the Most High — and pride goes before destruction. In recovery pride wears many uniforms: contempt, self-pity, comparison, refusal to ask for help, the need to be the teacher. Crushing pride is not cruelty to yourself. It is loyalty to the King.
Add one new item to your pride inventory daily. When it appears, crush it with Proverbs 16:18. Confess one root of pride to your partner. Replace pride with humble dependence three times today.
Spiritual practice
Add one new item to your pride inventory daily and confess it.
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