Pride the God blocker, ready to take your stuff

“Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!” The poor in spirit are those who are not inflated with pride. To be humble in spirit is to gain the kingdom of God. Sometimes we need to be lacking in an area of life to learn of its value. A haughty spirit will always lead the way to a fall, and pride goes before destruction (Proverbs 16:18). Pride, that dirty weed that blocks the blessings from flowing to you from God. There are many ways to get to the unacceptable level of pride. There’s the pride of life, which is indicative of loving this world more than God. An unsaved person still walks around with the deceitful heart which is desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9), full of pride. Sometimes there can be that laid back pride. It only raises its head when someone else is being recognized or celebrated. Pride which is connected to envy and jealousy can bring us down as well. These are all God blockers. The Lord can only reveal Himself and His love to us when we have a humble, receptive spirit. Be poor in spirit, because pride is an unwelcomed guest ready to take your stuff.