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Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:19
It always amazes me when I hear about a celebrity of some sort that makes the news because of some tragedy. Drug abuse, poor financial decisions, physical abuse and robbery are just a few that come to mind.
What happens in the human mind that does that to a person. They have it all! Fame, power, money and a huge social media following, yet they throw it all away for what seem like momentary and insignificant enjoyment.
On the other hand you will hear of people of lesser means who spend their entire lives helping others, encouraging the weak, providing for others no better off than themselves.
Power and fame often lead to pride and pride destroys a person. The prideful person doesn’t always have a clear view of life. They see things from a perspective of invincibility.
The humble person sees life from a perspective of need. Pride drives us to always want more. Humility instills in us a feeling of contentment. Prideful people live a life of entitlement, humble people live a life of gratitude. Pride can put us in a mindset of always wanting more, humility reminds us we have all we need. Prideful people are often critical, humble people tend to o be more understanding.
Proverbs 16:19 has it right. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard successful people say their best years were the years of humility and poverty. Stop striving for what you don’t have, start giving from what you do have and you’ll find life is better.
Mike Fisk & Built with Grace 