Pride

[ChildofGod1977]

My love language is "words of affirmation". My flesh loves to be told how awesome I am. Last night during Bible study, at church, God used me to bring out some truth from His Word. It hit a nerve with Pastor and he said that what God said through me was divine. One side of me loved hearing that, but the other side of me said "oh man be careful with that". I want to be humble and give God glory for it (and I do), but I'm also pretty excited that God used me. I know that God can humble me at any moment, but I'd like to keep myself humble so He won't have to.

I guess my question is this: If God uses us, and someone compliments us on it, how do we deflect the glory to God without being or sounding prideful?

I don't want to do or say anything that would elevate me in other people's eyes. I don't want them saying "oh brother ChildofGod1977 you were right on the money tonight in Bible study" and me say to them "God gets all the glory" to have them turn around and say "he's so spiritual".... I'd rather them say: "God you get all of the glory for using that pile of flesh over there".

Does this make any sense to anyone?

 

[dayhiker]

I think its good to keep it simple. Just a praise God. Then in your time alone with God thank Him for giving you that word for people.

 

[FutureAndAHope]

The bible says "Pray that you enter not into temptation" ... I believe that as we spend more time with God in prayer that he keeps us free from temptation and pride. He won't push us down, that is not being humble. Humility is the ability to not lift ourselves above others. As the bible says "Consider others as greater than yourself".

 

[Gunny]

David, asked of the Lord to remove any hurtful thing from him.

Over the years the Word of God and the work of the Holy Spirit has led me to thank the Lord for removing specific things from me.

The 1st item, Abba Father, I thank you that you have removed from me all vestiges of pride, arrogance and haughtiness.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

If you are worried about pride, know this: God took your pride and crucified it with Jesus on the cross. He also took your worry and crucified that too. So, if you are being pre-occupied with them, Jesus will come to you and demand His stuff back because they belong to Him. He paid the price for it. That pride is no longer yours, nor is the worry. Give them back to Jesus. He owns them.

 

[joshua 1 9]

My love language is "words of affirmation". My flesh loves to be told how awesome I am. Last night during Bible study, at church, God used me to bring out some truth from His Word. It hit a nerve with Pastor and he said that what God said through me was divine. One side of me loved hearing that, but the other side of me said "oh man be careful with that". I want to be humble and give God glory for it (and I do), but I'm also pretty excited that God used me. I know that God can humble me at any moment, but I'd like to keep myself humble so He won't have to.

I guess my question is this: If God uses us, and someone compliments us on it, how do we deflect the glory to God without being or sounding prideful?

I don't want to do or say anything that would elevate me in other people's eyes. I don't want them saying "oh brother ChildofGod1977 you were right on the money tonight in Bible study" and me say to them "God gets all the glory" to have them turn around and say "he's so spiritual".... I'd rather them say: "God you get all of the glory for using that pile of flesh over there".

Does this make any sense to anyone?

To be used by God we have to honor our priesthood before God. Peter maybe good to read.

1 pet 2:9 Butye are a chosengeneration, a royalpriesthood, an holynation, a peculiar*people;that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath calledyou out ofdarknessintohismarvellouslight:

James Bible
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 1pet 5:6

 

[quietbloke]

Someone once said'Pride is like an onion. There is always another layer underneath'.

 

[dayhiker]

If your like me, you will say or do something stupid before very long and reality will set in soon enough.
So since we are complimented so few times and put down so often, enjoy the good words while you can.

 

[quietbloke]

'Forbid it God,that I should boast,save in the death of Christ,my LORD. All the vain things that charm me most,I sacrifice them to Thy Blood' (Isaac Watts)

 

[quietbloke]

'Were the whole realm of nature mine,that were an offering far too small. Love so amazing,so divine,demands my soul,my life,my all' (Isaac Watts)