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The reason pride comes before a fall is because pride blinds us. When we are blinded, we stumble over things humility would have easily seen and avoided. Only a moment of pride cost me a second National Championship. I would say most of my life I was a very proud man who was secretly afraid. The last 15 years, I have come to hate pride and embrace humility and gratefulness. As a result, fear has lost its grip in my life. Because of Jesus I know have power, love, and a sound mind. For your own sa …

If we believe we are better than other people we may be in the most danger. Fear’s trap is to lead us to believe we are less valuable than others so we will then strive to be more valuable than others. The truth sets us free, and that truth is realizing we are no more or less valuable than anyone else, that our decisions do matter, and that no one can earn the love of God. Ephesians 2:8-10,”For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of G …

Feelings are real and they are for a reason. They are also valid, but more than anything they are misleading. Sometimes our feelings lead us to the truth, but more often than not, if we follow them we will be led astray. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Proverbs 28:26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. 1 John 3:20 For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our hea …