All this week we have been looking at the subject of pride. Today we will take a look at the fourth characteristic of a person with pride in their life.
Not seeking counsel.
To not ask advice is a symptom of pride.
In the 50’s an airplane flew over Alaska with six persons on board. They found themselves in a fierce snowstorm. The navigator thought they might be off course and contacted an airbase. The radio controller said indeed they were hundreds of miles off course. They gave the navigator the correct coordinates to fly by. He said, “There's no way we're off by that much”, and went by his gut. He was wrong. They eventually ran out of fuel. They parachuted but landed in conditions of 50 degrees below zero and all died, their bodies found 3 days later.
Proverbs 12:15 (KJV) “15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.”
No matter how high we get we can get off. (Pun intended) We have to stay grounded and learn to submit to a higher power than our own. If we refuse correction and direction we will inevitably get off course. Getting off course when you are responsible for others can be deadly.
Not seeking counsel.
To not ask advice is a symptom of pride.
In the 50’s an airplane flew over Alaska with six persons on board. They found themselves in a fierce snowstorm. The navigator thought they might be off course and contacted an airbase. The radio controller said indeed they were hundreds of miles off course. They gave the navigator the correct coordinates to fly by. He said, “There's no way we're off by that much”, and went by his gut. He was wrong. They eventually ran out of fuel. They parachuted but landed in conditions of 50 degrees below zero and all died, their bodies found 3 days later.
Proverbs 12:15 (KJV) “15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.”
No matter how high we get we can get off. (Pun intended) We have to stay grounded and learn to submit to a higher power than our own. If we refuse correction and direction we will inevitably get off course. Getting off course when you are responsible for others can be deadly.
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