Avoiding pride is a lesson every believer must learn daily. The Bible warns that pride leads to destruction and a fall. To avoid pride means keeping your heart humble before God and people.

When you choose to live humbly, God lifts you up and gives you grace to stand.

When the believer starts to avoid pride, it helps them examine their thoughts and actions. Avoiding pride should be your goal in everything you do, think, and say. Let this truth shape your life today as you seek to please God and live wisely among people.

Avoiding Pride: Key Takeaway

  • Pride brings destruction, but humility brings honor and blessings from God.

Anchor Bible Verse of the day

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

— Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV)

This verse was said to warn us about the danger of pride. When a person becomes proud, they ignore wisdom and correction, leading to their fall.

God wants us to remain humble so that we do not bring destruction upon ourselves.

Key Explanations

  • Pride: Thinking too highly of oneself and looking down on others.
  • Destruction: The result of pride, bringing shame, loss, or downfall.
  • Haughty spirit: An attitude that shows arrogance and self-importance.

Avoiding Pride: A Reflection

To the believer, I believe it’s imperative to avoid pride at all costs, if indeed we want to live lives that honor God.

Proverbs 16:18 teaches us that pride will always lead to destruction. Pride makes us think we do not need God or anyone else. It helps us remain humble and open to God’s guidance.

James 4:6 says,

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

This verse shows that God stands against those who are proud but helps those who are humble. Avoiding pride invites God’s favor into our lives.

Here are ways to practice avoiding pride each day:

  • Admit when you are wrong and apologize sincerely.
  • Do not think you are better than others because of your position, wealth, or knowledge.
  • Listen to advice and correction without anger or defense.
  • Thank God daily for every blessing without boasting about it to others.
  • Serve people with joy, even in small, unnoticed ways.

In the Bible, King Nebuchadnezzar was filled with pride, boasting about his power and kingdom.

Because of his pride, God humbled him by making him live like an animal until he acknowledged God’s greatness (Daniel 4:30-37).

This story teaches us that pride leads to shame, but humility brings restoration and honor.

  • To avoid pride also means checking your thoughts and words. Do not speak in ways that belittle others or praise yourself too highly.
  • Avoiding pride is about giving glory to God and remembering that every good thing comes from Him.

Today, let’s guard nd guide your actions. Stay humble before God and others. Ask God to remove every hidden pride from your heart.

Remember, humility is not weakness. It is a strength under control, knowing that God is the one who lifts us up in due season.

Blessings..!

Call to Action

  • Choose humility today. Reject every proud thought and action, and ask God to keep your heart humble and pure.

Affirmation

  • I choose humility over pride and honour God with my thoughts and actions today.

Prayer Point for Today

  • Pray for a humble heart that rejects pride and seeks God’s honour above all.

Let’s pray

Our Father, thank You for teaching me the danger of pride. Help me to remain humble and honour You in all I do today.

In the precious and mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

My prayer for you today: I pray that God will keep your heart humble and free from pride, and lift you up in due time.