“Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.” Ken Blanchard

“Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” Prov.26

A prideful person will hardly admit when they are wrong so what hope do they have of correction? And, if we don’t receive correction how are we to change? Another terrible aspect of pride, what we call, “wounded pride,” can keep us from the sorrow that leads to repentance even when we admit that we are wrong. We instead get hung up on the shame of our failures and drown in self pity rather than ask forgiveness, humbly accept it and move forward. In both instances, pride cripples our transformation. If we would drive a dagger through the heart of our sinful pride, we must accept Jesus’ help and learn the skill of dying to self. Only by thinking of our self less can Jesus turn us into more. 5/29/2010 Conversations Within ts