Stay Humble

 I had this phrase spray painted in giant letters on my back patio at my former house. It was a good reminder. No one likes a prideful, arrogant, conceited person. Don't be that person. Beautiful people who think they are beautiful are NOT beautiful. Their arrogance makes them incredibly ugly. One of my favorite songs is "She Don't Know She's Beautiful." The most attractive people are those who have no idea that they are attractive. 

Pride will get you no where. It will get you in jail but that is it. Pride is the root of all sin. If you struggle with any sin, check your pride. Do you fall into sin because you think "I deserve...." Do you really deserve that? You better check yourself before you wreck yourself. Pride comes before many, many falls. We trip over our egos and fall into giant holes in the ground all the time. 

 You might think, "Nothing bad could ever happen to me." So you live carelessly. You drink too much. You get angry too much. You think you deserve a million chances with other people or with God. You spoil yourself with an entitled mindset. No one gets a million chances. The fact that God forgives us as much as he does is a freaking miracle. Any good thing you have is due to God's grace, not because you "deserve" it. We all deserve nothing. Any good thing we have is due to God's blessings that he generously gives us. But he doesn't have to. He doesn't Have to bless us with anything. So get over yourself. Forget about your so called goodness. You are lucky that you are as blessed as you are. And always remember to stay humble. You are not as amazing as you think you are. Only God is amazing. And you are not God.