Reflect on these and ask God to help you grow in grace as you pursue humility.
1. A prideful person does not admit his faults but is quick to blame others.
2. A prideful person is not very willing to change and is always right.
3. A prideful person is not teachable or open to genuine instruction.
4. A prideful person tries to prove other people wrong, often times for no reason at all.
5. A prideful person hopes others fail so he will be exalted, hopes others fail to prove himself right.
6. A prideful person continually compares himself to other people (examples: abilities, skills, physical appearance, marriage, walk with God, Bible Studies, small groups, campus ministries, and churches).
7. A prideful person does not submit to authority. When he does submit, he makes it well known to everyone that he is doing so.
8. A prideful person looks for someone to blame and always has a plan for how it should be done.
9. A prideful person desires to be noticed and spoken well of.
10. A prideful person assumes all his theological beliefs are correct and other people are idiots. They leave no room for the possibility of being wrong.
11. A prideful person doesn’t consider theology important. They will make statements like, “all we need is Jesus. You care too much about theology.” I find this confusing because I am teaching my children that Jesus is God, and theology is the study of God.
12. A prideful person says my house will never look as messy as hers.
13. A prideful person says my children will never act like theirs.
14. A prideful person overly promotes their achievements (school, sports, and work) or their children’s accolades.
15. A prideful person is driven by possessions, power, and prestige.
16. A prideful person loves talking about all the places they have been.
17. A prideful person has learned how to act and sound humble.
18. A prideful person is quick to point out the sin of others and is normally not the first to reconcile with another.
19. A prideful person does not need accountability. They are overly independent and don’t need others in their lives.
20. Prideful churches are consumed with ministry results and every new strategy that will grow it bigger.
Let us heed the words of James. “But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6 ESV) (RYAN)