If you thought pride was bad, you should see what happens when you build on it.
I check out the blogs of local area pastors from time to time. I like to see what other churches are doing in regards to spreading the Gospel both online and in cyberspace. Most of the blogs I check out are pretty cool and low key. Many pastors use this as a medium to further their preaching throughout the week or to make their community aware of breaking news, etc.
Some pastors use it to flex their superiority.
I debated naming names in my head, but decided against it. I will say this, I checked out one pastors blog which I had not read in several months and I was surprised at the level of arrogance. The first post on the page was great. It had a call to holiness and repentance. I enjoyed reading it and thought it was well laid out. It was full of truth and I believe worthwhile. But a post or two down the page…
Wow. Self-glorification to the fullest.
This guy laid it out. Everything he stood for was perfect. His methodology was the most honest and orthodox. Everyone outside of his church and his circle was wrong, wrong, and more wrong. Anyone who assigned any incorrect assumptions to him or his people was probably from Satan. I am not kidding about this. I am not sure what prompted this posting on his blog, was he firing back at blind criticism? Had life as clergy started to take it’s toll on his psyche? Was ministry his god and had it been threatened?
So I nuzzled up to a lousy book.
I received a copy of a book for review written by another local pastor. I was thinking I would have some doctrinal issues with the book as I know the guys stance on several key issues. What I was not ready for was the arrogant manifesto I received. This guy seemed to know all the secrets to a great spiritual life, and anyone who got in his way was “religious.” And I have not even finished two chapters yet. I cannot wait to see where this goes.
Pray for me.
I will admit, I have pride issues. There are many times I think I am “the cat’s meow” (I know, that saying is so old school…). I tire of my personal pride and ask for God’s grace in making me humble (in the least painful way possible). What I have seen is what happens when pride leads to the next step, arrogance. Reading the blogs and books of the arrogant left a bad taste in my mouth. I stopped seeing the work of the Gospel and just saw sad little boys with too big of an audience.
Please pray I do not end up arrogant. If I am already, please call me out. You can in the comments, but I would prefer email…My pride is at stake 
-Don-
Written by Don
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