BRING DOWN YOUR SHOULDERS, SIR/MA

I have come to realize that pride is nothing but the result of ignorance.

If you see any man or woman walking in pride, they are simply displaying their lack of knowledge.

If you are not ignorant as a proud person, you will definitely know that whatever is making you proud is not yours, to begin with. 

Whatever is giving you a swollen head or pumped-up shoulders is not yours in the real sense of it. It was given to you by God.

Is it Money or Wealth that is making you arrogant? Deuteronomy 8:18 makes it clear that it is God that gives you and me the power to create or get wealth. 

If God has not crowned your efforts with success, there is no amount of labor exerted that would have yielded any result.

Is it beauty or handsomeness that has made you as proud as a peacock? Remember you didn't create yourself. So what are you puffed up about?  

I want you to also remember that a day is coming when wrinkles will appear on that fine face as old age begins to set in.

Is it knowledge or Intelligence that is intoxicating you? God is the giver of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Remember?

Is it the Anointing? It's the Anointing OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, not yours. You are just a conduit for the flow of the Anointing; that's all.

Is it your talents, special abilities, and skills that have given you an over-bloated self-image? Those packages come from God.

There is nothing you have today that was not given to you either by God or the people that God has raised for you. So, bring your shoulders down.

Can I also tell you something? 

No matter how good you think you are right now, someone else somewhere is still far better than you. 

The truth is you are not the best everywhere. You might be the best somewhere, but you are definitely not the best everywhere.

Remember what Pride did to Lucifer, Nebuchadnezzar, Vashti, and Herod. Wisdom, therefore, demands that you learn from them.

Uncle, Aunty, Daddy, Mummy, bros, sis, bring your shoulders down before God Himself brings them down for you.

I would rather humble myself than for God to humble me. The former is better and more blessed while the latter is not always a pleasant experience.

Calm down sir/ma!

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