Pride and Joy
Here I sit among the shattered remains of my life. I’ve gone from achieving some of the highest grades in the college of engineering to just barely scraping by with passing scores. I’ve gone from being a reasonably well-adjusted young man to feeling like a neurotic basket-case the majority of the time. For a while I wondered how such awful things could happen to such a nice guy like myself. But now I’ve woken up to the fact that I’m not such a nice guy. This is simply the punishment that I have merited through years of pride and arrogance.
Yeah, back then I thought I was pretty great. Things were wonderful, and I was happy. I’m sure that’s the same way Lucifer felt right before he got kicked out of heaven for the same crime… pride. I’m actually lucky that my consequences haven’t been as severe as others. One of the Herods earned a gruesome death for his pride.
What I’m trying to say is… God hates pride (Proverbs 8:13), and He will sometimes take drastic action to humble the proud (Proverbs 16:18). It’s unfortunate that I’ve had to learn this the hard way. Please heed my warnings (and more importantly, God’s warnings) and humble yourself.
Posted: November 10th, 2007 under Introspection.
Comment from Marty
Time 2007/11/10 at 10:57 pm
If college has helped you learn this lesson, then it hasn’t been a total waste. I’m thankful you’re allowing God to teach you the hard things. A lot of people have earned Engineering degrees, but very few people have learned humility. God has promised to give grace to the humble.
P.S. You are still my “pride and joy” in the good sense of both words! : )