Often, we have the mindset that we are "All That!...and a bag of chips!" Confidence is valued, but sometimes we become overbearing. When we think too highly of ourselves, we run the danger of failure when we allow pride to swell up so large that it drives our life.
Self-pride is necessary to keep yourself properly groomed and maintain good work ethic. However, when we begin to think the sun rises and sets in ourselves, our mindset is definitely distorted and our vision clouded. We must prefer others above ourselves and maintain a level of humility. The Word of God bears this out.
Proverbs 16:18, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." And Failure is definitely in our future when we think too highly of ourselves.
We must be careful to take an attitude check. We can become complacent and conform to the people we spend time with. Therefore, we must spend time talking with God and allow the Scripture to evaluate our attitudes. The Holy Spirit will always bring us back into check, if we will be quiet and learn to listen to His promptings.
Romans 12:3, "...Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you."
