PRIDE

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”

Proverbs 16:18 KJV

One of the hardest things for me to do is to ask for help.  There are times when I let satan defeat me because of my pride so I don’t ask for help.  Our Scripture verse tells us that pride goes before destruction.  All of us need to ask for help at times.  Even Jesus asked for help and if He asked for help, we can too.

“Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.  There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink” (John 4:6,7).  Jesus was thirsty and He asked the woman for a drink of water.

I have arthritis and sometimes it hurts so much it is very hard for me to go to the store.  I am writing this devotion on Monday, May 21^st.  I have been in a lot of pain and have been unable to go to the store even though I needed groceries.  Finally, I swallowed my pride tonight and asked my neighbor to go for me.

May God help us to lean on Jesus when we are hurting, whether we are hurting spiritually, emotionally or physically.  He wants us to lean on Him so He can help us.  I have a cane that I use to walk and if I didn’t use it, I couldn’t walk because I would fall.  It is time we learn to lean on Jesus.

John Stallings wrote the beautiful hymn “LEARNING TO LEAN”.  I love these words.  “sad, broken-hearted, so often I've knelt, And I've found God's peace so serene; And all that He asks is a child-like trust, And a heart that is learning to lean.”  Are you leaning on Jesus or are you still trying to do things by yourself?

Joanne Lowe

May 24, 2018