There tends to be a social avoidance of prideful individuals and to that same token there is an healthy avoidance of people being prideful. But the reality is that we all have pride. We just all use it in different ways.

We need to pay attention to the power of pride and use it for gospel. The focal point of your pride is merely the answer to what you boast about the most. Psalm 34:2 says “My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.” The joy we experience as followers of Christ, should definitely be a consistent topic of our speech.

Paul makes this argument to the church in Corinth two separate times (1 Cor. 1:31, 2 Cor 10:17). This statement has another Old Testament root found in Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

If our pride were to be guided by God, we would boast in our understand of God and proclaim His ability of “steadfast love, justice and righteousness in the earth” Take steps to share the love, justice and righteousness that you have experienced in His word allowing God to lead your life.