PRIDE a Poem by Beth Moore

MY NAME IS PRIDE

By BETH MOORE

 

My name is Pride. I am a cheater.

I cheat you of your God-given destiny...

because you demand your own way. 

 

I cheat you of contentment...

because you “deserve better than this.”

 

I cheat you of knowledge...

because you already know it all.

 

I cheat you of healing...

because you are too full of you to forgive.

 

I cheat you of holiness...

because you refuse to admit when you are wrong.

 

I cheat you of vision...

because you’d rather look in the mirror than out a window.

 

I cheat you of genuine friendship...

because nobody’s going to know the real you.

 

I cheat you of love...

because real romance demands sacrifice.

 

I cheat you of greatness in heaven...

because you refuse to wash another’s feet on earth.

 

I cheat you of God’s glory...

because I convinced you to seek your own.

 

My name is Pride. I am a cheater. 

 

You like me because you think I’m always looking out for you.

 

Untrue.

 

I’m looking to make a fool of you.

God has so much for you, I admit, but don’t worry...

If you stick with me you’ll never know.