STATE FAIR 2012

 DANCERS AT THE INDIAN VILLAGE AT STATE FAIR-2012

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IF ONE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARGUMENT, AND TEMPTED TO SAY SARCASTIC OR CUTTING WORDS, ASK, WHERE WILL THIS GO IF I DO IT? IT WILL GO DOWNHILL, IT WILL FEEL GOOD WHEN I DO IT, BUT ONLY FOR A MOMENT. SO WHEN ONE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARGUMENT ITS BETTER NOT TO BECOME SARCASTIC OR CUTTING, BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES THE ARGUMENT WORSE. TALK IT OUT RESOLVE!
"WITHOUT WOOD A FIRE GOES OUT..."PROVERBS 26:20.

PRIDE

PRIDE IS A STRONGHOLD , REMEMBER PRIDE WEARS MANY MASKS. ARROGANCE AND PRIDE GO ALONG WITH SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS. PRIDE IS ABOUT SELF-ABSORPTION.  THE INJUSTICE OF PRIDE : IT CHEATS WHEREVER IT PLAYS.
 BY:BETH MOORE
MY NAME IS PRIDE. I AM A CHEATER.
I CHEAT YOU OF YOUR GOD GIVEN DESTINY... BECAUSE YOU DEMAND YOUR OWN WAY. I CHEAT YOU OF CONTENTMENT ... BECAUSE YOU "DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS."
I CHEAT YOU OF KNOWLEDGE ... BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW IT ALL.
I CHEAT YOU OF HEALING ... BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO FULL OF ME TO FORGIVE.
I CHEAT YOU OF HOLINESS ... BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADMIT WHEN YOU'RE
WRONG.
I CHEAT YOU OF VISION ... BECAUSE YOU'D RATHER LOOK IN THE MIRROR THAN OUT A WINDOW.
I CHEAT YOU OF GENUINE FRIENDSHIP ... BECAUSE NOBODY'S GOING TO KNOW THE REAL YOU.
I CHEAT YOU OF LOVE ... BECAUSE REAL ROMANCE DEMANDS SACRIFICE.
I CHEAT YOU OF GREATNESS IN HEAVEN ... BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO WASH ANOTHER'S FEET ON EARTH. I CHEAT YOU OF GOD'S GLORY ... BECAUSE I CONVINCE YOU TO SEEK YOUR OWN.

MY NAME IS PRIDE. I AM A CHEATER
YOU LIKE ME BECAUSE YOU THINK I'M ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR YOU. UNTRUE.
I'M LOOKING TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOU.
*GOD HAS SO MUCH MORE FOR YOU, I ADMIT, BUT DON'T WORRY...
 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW!

GOD'S WORD SAYS: THAT YOU BREAK DOWN STUBBORN PRIDE AND MAKE THE SKY ABOVE THE PROUD LIKE IRON AND THE GROUND BENEATH HIM LIKE BRONZE. (LEV 26:19).
GOD;S WORD IS DRAWING A PICTURE OF THE ARROGANT LIFE. PRAYERS LIFTED TO HEAVEN HIT A CEILING OF IRON. AND LIFE BENEATH THE FEET WILL BE HARD.