Posts Under Category: pride

Can I pick your brain?

April 11, 2013 | Posted by GodCenteredMom on pride / Tagged: God-centered, grace, pride, Selfishness | 8 comments

That title makes me think of something my dad says, “You can pick your friends. You can pick your nose. But you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” truth. Anyway, I need y’alls brains. I love to read deep philosophical books & process through these concepts of pride/humility…surrender/spiritual disciplines. Lately I’ve come to some conclusions (I hope you stick with me & give me your thoughts): Reading a ...

reply → kelli April 11, 2013 at 12:05

hey heather—my answer b/c it’s how the lord has revealed himself to me in a mighty and loving and intimate way—–seeking his face through worship and sitting quitely with HIM continually throughout every day (even in the midst of play time or cooking or laundry)—contant communion and conversation and praising HIS great name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS is where he meets me and reveals himself to me—and when HE does that—all is well in my soul!
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:31
  
  soooo good Kelli!!! thank you so much for sharing. love that “constant communion & conversation”.
reply → Jo April 11, 2013 at 13:10

We become like those we spend time with and the fruit of the SPIRIT is not something we do or become in our own strength but SPIRIT. So. . . The more we spend time with Him, the more our heart becomes like His. Yes bible study is good and necessary. Prayer time is a must. But making time to be in His presence and feel Him and get to know Him. Like we carve out/make time for our spouse, so we need to set aside time to spend with God. Much more important than girl time – not knocking girl time, but if we really want our hearts changed, we need God.
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:32
  
  Oh yes! those SPIRITual (emphasis intended) disciplines…knowing God through relationship with Him. good stuff.
reply → Kristin April 11, 2013 at 15:07

Love that you are asking this question. Here’s my thoughts:

Freedom from anything (pride, selfishness…) is not the absence of that thing but the presence of Someone. 2 Corinthians 3:17 says “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” So my answer to your question would be spending time in God’s presence and allowing Him to speak truth to your heart is the only way to overcome something that has us bound/tripped up like pride or selfishness. We long for freedom from those things and can work on it but we can only truly change when our beliefs fully line up with the Word of God and that only Happens when He gives us wisdom and revelation into His Word and by speaking truth to our hearts. So, true change comes from time with Him.

Praying for you as you speak to these women!
Love, Kristin
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:38
  
  Very, very well said Kristin! Thank you so much! Seeing everyone’s comments makes me realize the answer has been there all along. It just didn’t seem concrete enough. But that’s the miracle of faith…believing in the unseen. Faith that through spending time with God He will remove my selfishness and His spirit will overcome my pride. Thank you for your prayers they were felt! Complete peace this morning.
reply → Kristol April 12, 2013 at 05:13

Heather,
I’ve found that when I ask God, he will reveal my selfish attitudes to me and then I have a choice. I can choose to continue being selfish, or I can choose, at that moment, to pray and ask for forgiveness and for his strength to change and respond accordingly. When I choose to ask for his help, he always comes through with an amazing response. Hope this helps! Praying for you!

Kristol
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:39
  
  Great perspective Kristol! Admitting our need for God to forgive right in the moment. Not waiting for season of sin & selfishness to pass and then going to God…but in the constant conversation seeking to get back into right relationship. Thank you!

Accepting help: the alternative to doing it all

August 22, 2011 | Posted by GodCenteredMom on God-centered, humility, mothering, pride, symptoms of self / Tagged: accepting help, pride, service | 14 comments

This post is the next installment in the “Symptom of Self” series…check out the other posts here I’m fine… I’ve got it…. I’ll be okay…This is what I do. I’ve said these lines to strangers. To friends. To family. All those who offer their help. Why don’t I accept their help? I have ...

reply → kelli April 11, 2013 at 12:05

hey heather—my answer b/c it’s how the lord has revealed himself to me in a mighty and loving and intimate way—–seeking his face through worship and sitting quitely with HIM continually throughout every day (even in the midst of play time or cooking or laundry)—contant communion and conversation and praising HIS great name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS is where he meets me and reveals himself to me—and when HE does that—all is well in my soul!
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:31
  
  soooo good Kelli!!! thank you so much for sharing. love that “constant communion & conversation”.
reply → Jo April 11, 2013 at 13:10

We become like those we spend time with and the fruit of the SPIRIT is not something we do or become in our own strength but SPIRIT. So. . . The more we spend time with Him, the more our heart becomes like His. Yes bible study is good and necessary. Prayer time is a must. But making time to be in His presence and feel Him and get to know Him. Like we carve out/make time for our spouse, so we need to set aside time to spend with God. Much more important than girl time – not knocking girl time, but if we really want our hearts changed, we need God.
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:32
  
  Oh yes! those SPIRITual (emphasis intended) disciplines…knowing God through relationship with Him. good stuff.
reply → Kristin April 11, 2013 at 15:07

Love that you are asking this question. Here’s my thoughts:

Freedom from anything (pride, selfishness…) is not the absence of that thing but the presence of Someone. 2 Corinthians 3:17 says “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” So my answer to your question would be spending time in God’s presence and allowing Him to speak truth to your heart is the only way to overcome something that has us bound/tripped up like pride or selfishness. We long for freedom from those things and can work on it but we can only truly change when our beliefs fully line up with the Word of God and that only Happens when He gives us wisdom and revelation into His Word and by speaking truth to our hearts. So, true change comes from time with Him.

Praying for you as you speak to these women!
Love, Kristin
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:38
  
  Very, very well said Kristin! Thank you so much! Seeing everyone’s comments makes me realize the answer has been there all along. It just didn’t seem concrete enough. But that’s the miracle of faith…believing in the unseen. Faith that through spending time with God He will remove my selfishness and His spirit will overcome my pride. Thank you for your prayers they were felt! Complete peace this morning.
reply → Kristol April 12, 2013 at 05:13

Heather,
I’ve found that when I ask God, he will reveal my selfish attitudes to me and then I have a choice. I can choose to continue being selfish, or I can choose, at that moment, to pray and ask for forgiveness and for his strength to change and respond accordingly. When I choose to ask for his help, he always comes through with an amazing response. Hope this helps! Praying for you!

Kristol
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:39
  
  Great perspective Kristol! Admitting our need for God to forgive right in the moment. Not waiting for season of sin & selfishness to pass and then going to God…but in the constant conversation seeking to get back into right relationship. Thank you!

You are gifted. I am gifted. God is the giver.

August 8, 2011 | Posted by GodCenteredMom on humility, pride, symptoms of self / Tagged: pride, self-centeredness, Spiritual gifts | 0 comments

Have you ever wished you were a foot instead of a hand? Or an eye instead of a mouth? photo credit: amanky Let me put it another way…Have you ever wished you could be a vibrant, inspirational speaker? Or possess a beautiful voice? Or have the ability to entertain effortlessly in your home? Or ...

Hear the Whisper Wednesday: King Saul

August 3, 2011 | Posted by GodCenteredMom on hear the whisper, humility, pride | 0 comments

From the smallest tribe, the first king of Israel was anointed: King Saul. Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?” (1 Samuel 9:21) Once Samuel anointed Saul king, Samuel heard the “voice of ...

Letting go of perfect…

August 1, 2011 | Posted by GodCenteredMom on humility, pride, symptoms of self / Tagged: humility, perfection, pride | 14 comments

Perfection. Even as I type I find myself wanting this post to be “perfect”. The perfect title (note it doesn’t follow the other symptom of self posts). The perfect opening line. The perfect segue. The perfect examples. If you knew me well you may know that I like to do things with excellence. I strive to do more and do it better than last ...

reply → kelli April 11, 2013 at 12:05

hey heather—my answer b/c it’s how the lord has revealed himself to me in a mighty and loving and intimate way—–seeking his face through worship and sitting quitely with HIM continually throughout every day (even in the midst of play time or cooking or laundry)—contant communion and conversation and praising HIS great name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS is where he meets me and reveals himself to me—and when HE does that—all is well in my soul!
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:31
  
  soooo good Kelli!!! thank you so much for sharing. love that “constant communion & conversation”.
reply → Jo April 11, 2013 at 13:10

We become like those we spend time with and the fruit of the SPIRIT is not something we do or become in our own strength but SPIRIT. So. . . The more we spend time with Him, the more our heart becomes like His. Yes bible study is good and necessary. Prayer time is a must. But making time to be in His presence and feel Him and get to know Him. Like we carve out/make time for our spouse, so we need to set aside time to spend with God. Much more important than girl time – not knocking girl time, but if we really want our hearts changed, we need God.
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:32
  
  Oh yes! those SPIRITual (emphasis intended) disciplines…knowing God through relationship with Him. good stuff.
reply → Kristin April 11, 2013 at 15:07

Love that you are asking this question. Here’s my thoughts:

Freedom from anything (pride, selfishness…) is not the absence of that thing but the presence of Someone. 2 Corinthians 3:17 says “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” So my answer to your question would be spending time in God’s presence and allowing Him to speak truth to your heart is the only way to overcome something that has us bound/tripped up like pride or selfishness. We long for freedom from those things and can work on it but we can only truly change when our beliefs fully line up with the Word of God and that only Happens when He gives us wisdom and revelation into His Word and by speaking truth to our hearts. So, true change comes from time with Him.

Praying for you as you speak to these women!
Love, Kristin
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:38
  
  Very, very well said Kristin! Thank you so much! Seeing everyone’s comments makes me realize the answer has been there all along. It just didn’t seem concrete enough. But that’s the miracle of faith…believing in the unseen. Faith that through spending time with God He will remove my selfishness and His spirit will overcome my pride. Thank you for your prayers they were felt! Complete peace this morning.
reply → Kristol April 12, 2013 at 05:13

Heather,
I’ve found that when I ask God, he will reveal my selfish attitudes to me and then I have a choice. I can choose to continue being selfish, or I can choose, at that moment, to pray and ask for forgiveness and for his strength to change and respond accordingly. When I choose to ask for his help, he always comes through with an amazing response. Hope this helps! Praying for you!

Kristol
- reply → GodCenteredMom April 12, 2013 at 22:39
  
  Great perspective Kristol! Admitting our need for God to forgive right in the moment. Not waiting for season of sin & selfishness to pass and then going to God…but in the constant conversation seeking to get back into right relationship. Thank you!