Pride Hinders Faith
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.—Daniel 4:37 (NIV)
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.—Daniel 4:37 (NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.—Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV)
Going it alone is never a good idea in overwhelming circumstances.
Even when it’s tough to do so, there’s glorification in offering gratitude.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.—2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.—Isaiah 55:8 (NIV)
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?—Psalm 8:3–4 (NIV)
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.—Genesis 8:1 (NIV)
She found comfort while awaiting a cancer diagnosis.
Guideposts’ Vice President of Ministries reminds us that, like many biblical figures, it’s important to trust God—and let it go!
Betsy Ayrea Delfine is the director of an Elkhart, Indiana, organization that empowers marginalized women to change their own lives, supported by the sale of soup mixes.
When life has gotten hard for those you care about, stick with compassion, not criticism.