Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Faith in Future Grace vs. Pride - ch. 6

C.S. Lewis - "The pleasure of pride is like the pleasure of scratching.  If there is an itch one does want to scratch; but it is much nicer to have neither the itch nor the scratch.  As long as we have the itch of self-regard we shall want the pleasure of self-approval; but the happiest moments are those when we forget our precious selves and have neither but have everything else instead."

Jeremiah 9:23 - 24  "...boast of this... understands and knows Me, ...lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness... delight in these things"

Humility can only survive in the presence of God.  We can expect to find humility applauded in our society about as often as we find God applauded.

Belief is not merely an agreement, is is also an appetite...  More than what we think, but what we drink...

God's competitors are our wisdom, might and riches [Jer. 9:23]... Our intelligence, our strength, our material resources.

Pride is an issue of whee your satisfaction is... what you are trusting in for your future.

Look away from your own resources and rest in God.

God's reality is overwhelmingly intrusive.  "If the Lord wills..." [James 4:13-17]

Weak pride = self pity... The wounded ego wishes to be viewed as  a hero, not as helpless.  Self pity comes from a sense of unrecognized worthiness, and not a sense of unworthiness.

Freedom from anxiety in trusting someone else who is wiser and stronger - cast cares on Him, He cares!





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