By Pride must die in you or nothing of heaven can live in you. Andrew Murray This quote can be found in an end-note of a little booklet that contains more truth than many books ten times its size. A little booklet by Andrew Murray on the virtue of humility is filled with
Finding Some Good in This Life
We live in a world where pride and wealth have become the definition of “the good life”. Yet, Proverbs 16:18 affirms that pride does not lead to good, but to destruction. In the next verse, Proverbs 16:19, one of the “better-than” truths in Proverbs is that being humble and poor
The Cure for Worry, Anxiety, and Pride
Anxiety and pride are not frequently thought of as sister sins, but they are. You might not feel proud when overwhelmed with anxiety, but pride is the root of worry too. When you worry, you raise yourself up to the level of engaging with matters that are above your clearance
Keeping humility away
Humility is the one virtue we agree we need, and perhaps even want, but when push comes to shove, we shove it away. This is simply because humility is when self is the last consideration in every situation. But our hearts long to be the first consideration in every situation