OK...this is a learning endeavor...not necessarily about pride itself, but what that particular phrase is trying to teach us...
"Pride goeth before destruction..."
(Proverbs 16:18)
...what the heck does that mean??
Lately, I have seen different TV shows that address the subject of 'hoarding' and the affects it has on the participant's lives..I'm ashamed to admit that I quite enjoy these shows....I think they intrigue me for a couple of reasons. Maybe one of them is...."there, but for the grace of God, go I..."...another may be a personal ongoing endeavor to completely eliminate clutter & chaos from my life...or maybe it satisfies some inner need in me to 'fix' things - even though I'm not the one doing the 'fixing'...
I am a firm believer of "...what is going on around you, reflects what is going on inside you..."
...maybe I feel so chaotic inside that I am desperately trying to control my environment to compensate...
I sometimes wonder why those affected with this trial have to expose themselves so completely to the world or if they just think they can't get the help they need without having to do so...or are they simply being exploited so that others may profit from their misfortunes...?
Am I being prideful in trying intensely not to be one of these people?...do I find some sense of satisfaction thinking that at least I haven't reached that point of 'destruction'?
To compare is to be prideful...so here is yet another demon I've yet to conquer......sigh.....
Lately, I have seen different TV shows that address the subject of 'hoarding' and the affects it has on the participant's lives..I'm ashamed to admit that I quite enjoy these shows....I think they intrigue me for a couple of reasons. Maybe one of them is...."there, but for the grace of God, go I..."...another may be a personal ongoing endeavor to completely eliminate clutter & chaos from my life...or maybe it satisfies some inner need in me to 'fix' things - even though I'm not the one doing the 'fixing'...
I am a firm believer of "...what is going on around you, reflects what is going on inside you..."
...maybe I feel so chaotic inside that I am desperately trying to control my environment to compensate...
I sometimes wonder why those affected with this trial have to expose themselves so completely to the world or if they just think they can't get the help they need without having to do so...or are they simply being exploited so that others may profit from their misfortunes...?
Am I being prideful in trying intensely not to be one of these people?...do I find some sense of satisfaction thinking that at least I haven't reached that point of 'destruction'?
To compare is to be prideful...so here is yet another demon I've yet to conquer......sigh.....
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