I think that this blog’s all about me.
Am I the only person who occasionally wastes hours of her day reading her own blog?
I find myself nodding, mm-hmm-ing, and occasionally bursting into an amen.
I want to write myself comments to say “Bravo”.
I become impressed with how I express myself, with the topics I write about, with the way I think about issues.
I’m pretty much my biggest fan.
Which is pretty much not cool at all.
My pride would say that I am wise, that I know the answers, that bekahcubed is a fount of wisdom and discernment.
The word of God says otherwise.
In fact, God’s word places wisdom and pride on opposite ends of a spectrum.
“When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.”
~Proverbs 11:2“By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom.”
~Proverbs 13:10“In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.”
~ Proverbs 14:3
In fact, pride is the one thing that Scripture tells us God actively opposes: in both James 4:6 and I Peter 5:5, we read:
“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
In taking pride in my wisdom, I reveal how little wisdom I truly have–
and I set myself in opposition to God and He to me.
How much better that I heed the word of God through James:
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.”
Such wisdom! I am not a great writer. I feel I have much to share but lack the ability to put it down in words that sound intelligent…I don’t have many followers on my blog but some of the ladies that do follow are ladies from my church or area that I can actually “mentor”.
I really appreciate your honesty in this blog! May the Lord bless you and keep you!
@ Monica: How neat to be able to use your blog as an extension of “real-life” mentoring!