P R I D E
Proverbs 13:10
Do you have any teammates who you’d call arrogant, boastful or proud? Might others describe you in that way? How should we view ourselves with respect to others on our team? The Holy Scripture has some advice.
In the book of Proverbs at chapter 13 and verse 10 it is written, “Through pride comes nothing but strife, but with those who receive counsel is wisdom.”
Pride in our abilities, our intelligence, our looks, or whatever else leads us to boasting seems to have the same result… strife. This kind of boastful pride only serves to divide our team and to hurt our relationships with teammates and coaches. This is different than confidence, pride calls attention to itself and puts others down as inferior.
Wisdom calls us to not set ourselves up as greater than others, but to receive the wise advice of our friends, family, coaches and teammates. To have a unified team and to enjoy success as a team, we will each have to put down our individual pride and work together with our teammates.
In your prayer time, ask the Lord to expose your areas of pride. Ask Him to change those and to make you a person of humility and wisdom.
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