An Lesson in Pride

A Lesson in Pride

by Marsha Iddings

 

Proverbs 16:18 ¶ Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

 

I often chuckle about a story one of my past bosses told.  Dr. Cheney and nine other dentists had a building where all their offices were located together.  In this building was a conference room that had big comfortable chairs on wheels that could partially recline like some office chairs.  One day there was a joint meeting of all the dentists.  Dr. Cheney happened to have a lawyer friend visiting that day, so he invited him to come along to the meeting with him.  As the discussion progressed this lawyer decided to add his two cents worth even though he was a visitor and his opinion has not been asked.  Dr. Cheney said he took a deep breath, put his hands together and began to wax eloquent, obviously trying to impress everyone with his knowledge.  The more confident and proud he became the farther back in his chair he leaned until suddenly the chair went over backwards and he finished up on his back with his feet in the air.  The others rushed to help him up and righted his chair.  Sufficiently embarrassed and humbled, he meekly sat back down in his chair and kept quiet the rest of the meeting.

 

I think this story is a good illustration of what pride can do.

 

Dear Father, Pride can be such a sneaky thing.  It can raise it's ugly head so easily and quickly in my life.  Please help me to guard against the monster of pride.  In Jesus' Name, Amen.