Comments on: That Stinky Thing Called PRIDE http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/ living life with eyes wide open Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:21:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Cheryl http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Cheryl Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:33:44 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1198 Thank you, Heather, for being so transparent. I think pride is a vicious cycle that many of us fall into. We want to appear like we have it all together, everything’s under control and hope we look like we know what we’re doing because we don’t want anyone to ‘peek under the rug’ and see the ‘real us’ and appear weak or incapable. But in those beliefs we forfeit and unknowingly push away not only the comfort that God wants to grace us with, but those He has given us to support us as well. It’s a cycle that I don’t think we can break in our own strength (pride there again), but need to be very honest with God, and ask Him to begin that work in our souls. Thank you, Heather, for being so transparent. I think pride is a vicious cycle that many of us fall into. We want to appear like we have it all together, everything’s under control and hope we look like we know what we’re doing because we don’t want anyone to ‘peek under the rug’ and see the ‘real us’ and appear weak or incapable. But in those beliefs we forfeit and unknowingly push away not only the comfort that God wants to grace us with, but those He has given us to support us as well. It’s a cycle that I don’t think we can break in our own strength (pride there again), but need to be very honest with God, and ask Him to begin that work in our souls.

]]> By: Heather http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Heather Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:43:32 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1197 These are all such encouraging comments. It helps to know I am not the only one dealing with these issues. It is so true too that so many times what gets in the way of overcoming pride is pride itself. I loved what Sarah said about when we try to worship God in our own strength we end up worshipping ourselves..OUCH. Thanks for all the comments. Very encouraging!! These are all such encouraging comments. It helps to know I am not the only one dealing with these issues. It is so true too that so many times what gets in the way of overcoming pride is pride itself. I loved what Sarah said about when we try to worship God in our own strength we end up worshipping ourselves..OUCH. Thanks for all the comments. Very encouraging!!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Kathy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:20:56 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1196 Wow Heather, you really hit the nail on the head here. Thanks for sharing your heart. The verse I keep coming back to with regard to pride is again from Paul in Romans 7:15: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." And I HATE living out of pride. The kicker is, when I'm that deep into it, I don't even know it! It takes getting my feelings hurt or something equally difficult for me to realize that I'm not so humble as I think! Wow Heather, you really hit the nail on the head here. Thanks for sharing your heart. The verse I keep coming back to with regard to pride is again from Paul in Romans 7:15: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” And I HATE living out of pride. The kicker is, when I’m that deep into it, I don’t even know it! It takes getting my feelings hurt or something equally difficult for me to realize that I’m not so humble as I think!

]]> By: nymfa http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 nymfa Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:28:21 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1195 thanks for this post! it's a blessing to know we're not alone in th journey. thanks for this post! it’s a blessing to know we’re not alone in th journey.

]]> By: Sarah (Real Life) http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Sarah (Real Life) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:05:34 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1194 Amen, Heather! I am dealing with the pride issue right now, too. Namely, thinking my actions have <i>anything</i> to do with God's grace or His love toward me. When I try to worship Jesus in my own strength with things I think I <i>should</i> do, then I cease to actually worship HIM! I'm actually worshiping my own actions. Does that make sense? I keep coming back to Paul's statement to the Corinthians: "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." 1 Cor. 2:2 Amen, Heather! I am dealing with the pride issue right now, too. Namely, thinking my actions have anything to do with God’s grace or His love toward me. When I try to worship Jesus in my own strength with things I think I should do, then I cease to actually worship HIM! I’m actually worshiping my own actions. Does that make sense?

I keep coming back to Paul’s statement to the Corinthians:

“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 1 Cor. 2:2

]]> By: Joseph Cotten http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Joseph Cotten Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:01:07 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1193 Wow, Heather. You're so right about pride. Sometimes it seems like everything I do is tainted by it. Sometimes pride keeps me from both giving and receiving correction, so it seems that the biggest hinderance to Community is pride itself! Wouldn't it be awesome if we were all humble enough to have our pride exposed and dealt with? Ha! What a paradox! Wow, Heather. You’re so right about pride. Sometimes it seems like everything I do is tainted by it. Sometimes pride keeps me from both giving and receiving correction, so it seems that the biggest hinderance to Community is pride itself! Wouldn’t it be awesome if we were all humble enough to have our pride exposed and dealt with? Ha! What a paradox!

]]> By: Diana http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Diana Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:39:35 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2008/01/30/that-stinky-thing-called-pride/#comment-1192 Ouch...wish I could say that your words were wonderful ones for me to share with clients who face the same problem, but they spoke to my heart this morning. I, too, have a tough time trusting God at times. I know, at an intellectual level, that He is in control, that He knows what is best for me, but I keep taking charge and trying to fix things on my own. As a counselor comforting others is usually not a problem, but letting people see my problems and comforting them by sharing my weaknesses is difficult. Thanks for the reminder that community means allowing others to come along side me...not just me coming along side them! Ouch…wish I could say that your words were wonderful ones for me to share with clients who face the same problem, but they spoke to my heart this morning. I, too, have a tough time trusting God at times. I know, at an intellectual level, that He is in control, that He knows what is best for me, but I keep taking charge and trying to fix things on my own. As a counselor comforting others is usually not a problem, but letting people see my problems and comforting them by sharing my weaknesses is difficult. Thanks for the reminder that community means allowing others to come along side me…not just me coming along side them!

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