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March 17
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“Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.” (Proverbs 13:10, NLT)

Taking advice — particularly when it differs from our preferred course of action — is difficult. Can you recall any time when you did take inconvenient advice to heart?  Do you remember how the mere act of heeding that advice saved you a heap of trouble and conflict?

Perhaps the hardest advice to swallow is “unsolicited advice.”  However, even in such cases, consider the heart of the source. Someone who has your best interests at heart will not only give you their best advice, but will personally stand with you in their counsel.

Wise up!  Don’t let your pride get in the way of a saving word.  – Luther

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September 30
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“If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load.” (Galatians 6:3-5, NIV)

Today’s scripture warns us against self-deception, pretense, and the perils of comparing ourselves against others.

Elevating ourselves at the expense of others is easy: We can always find someone else less virtuous, less compassionate, less generous, less devout, and less holy than we.

However, God doesn’t grade on the curve. Jesus is the hard standard for divine judgment. All other standards are either false or deceptive. How do we compare when measured against Christ (which is a practical translation of what it means to be “Christian”)?

When we think we are something we are not, we act in accordance with our deception and are, in effect, pretenders.

Exhibit moral courage! Aspire to see yourself only as God sees you, and live-up only to His standard. Then, you will have no fear of being uncovered as a plagiarist, a pretender, or a prideful poacher.  – Luther

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March 10
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“Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.” (Proverbs 13:10, NLT)

Taking advice — particularly when it differs from our preferred course of action — is difficult. However, we can recall times when we did take hard advice to heart, and it saved us much trouble and conflict. 

The hardest advice to swallow is “unsolicited advice.” In such cases, consider the heart of the source. Someone who has your best interests at heart will not only give you their best advice, but will stand with you in their counsel. 

Don’t let pride get in the way of a saving word.  – Luther

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