Swallow Your Pride

Regardless of how it’s served, humble pie is hard to swallow.

It’s never easy to eat our words. Let’s be honest, we’re fast in finding the failings of others. If they’re at fault we expect an apology. Maybe they deny any responsibility? That really ruffles our feathers!

‘Why don’t you admit it?’

Why don’t we?

Instead of admission of guilt, we pass it off as human nature.

‘I’m only human.’

Making matters worse, we begin the blame game.

‘The devil made me do it.’

You might be surprised to learn that humble pie’s really not all that bad. Chew thoroughly and swallow your pride.

“…clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:5b-8 NASB).”

Humble me, LORD. I confess my sins.

“If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us (1 John 1: 8-10 NASB).”