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.
