In one of his plays, William Shakespeare presents a character whose life represents the values inherent in having a humble spirit. It also presents the destruction, not only to the human being, but also to the society as a whole, when pride and arrogance rather than humility take the center stage in our lives.
Obviously you are not trying to impress God. If you were trying to impress God you would not covet the big house, big truck, and take the vacations you cannot afford, but you spent your money on these expensive things to impress your friends and family. If you were trying to impress God you would understand that, most of the time, when you are trying to impress man you are pulling yourself further and further away from God, by breaking His Ten Commandments.
I often reflect on the time when I was raising my daughters and, to this day, I am always amazed by how much they imitated my actions and less often listened to what they were told.
Every human being, at some point in his or her life, feels a sense of pride. Whether it’s because you aced the test, made the football team, got the job, or are having a baby boy or girl, you feel pride somewhere along the road of life. But just because everyone feels proud at certain moments in the time they’re alive doesn’t make it right.
