Personal Revival: The destructive power of pride

Pride can be a destructive force.  It can give us the confidence we need to do things we never thought possible and it can also lead us down a path of total destruction.

When I think about the destructive power of pride, I remembered the story of the Titanic.  Thought to be the greatest ship of its era.  The unsinkable ship.  Because of the that pride, they misunderstood the power of an iceberg.  The unsinkable ship now lies on the ocean floor.  That is the exact destructive power of pride.

God knows the destructive power of pride and does His best to communicate to us our need of His leadership in our lives.  He knows that we can choose to live our own lives with pride but He also knows that it will come to a terrible end. Or we can surrender our lives to Him, to His guidance and find what we need, to do the things we never thought possible.

Is pride getting in your way with your relationship with God?  If it is, it will end like the Titanic. 

Why not come to God in humility and submit your thoughts, words and actions to Him right now?

Read James 4:6-10 ( http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A6-10&version=NIV)

Today is the day to humble your life before God and find what you need, in order to stay afloat in this life!

Personal Revival - Giving up the white hat!

Today is the day I gave up the white hat for good.  What does the white hat symbolize?  It symbolizes leadership.  When I worked with my dad during the summers of college years, the leaders wore white hats.  They were the authority over the orange hats.  The workers wore orange hard hats and that was my situation working with my dad.  I did whatever the white hats wanted me to do.  If I didn't follow the instructions of the white hats, I could've lost my job.  I knew my place and there was comfort in that.  In experiencing personal revival, what hat do you wear in your relationship with God? White or orange?

Unfortunately, I have struggled wearing the white hat in my walk with God.  I have tried to control the areas of my life that I subconsciously felt God couldn't handle.  I did what I wanted to do with money.  I did what I wanted to do with my temptations.  I did what I wanted to do with my family.  God allowed me to wear the white hat but it didn't get me anywhere.  I was more stressed, more impatient and less content.  So I quit.  I gave up the white hat and gave it to the One who can truly handle it.

I Peter 5:5-7 ( http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A5-7&version=NIV) Peter encourages us to give up the white hat so to speak and humble ourselves under the mighty leadership of God. He will guide and provide for us what we need, when we need it.

Are you wearing the white hat in your relationship with God?  Surrender it today.  Commit to His instructions for living life and find peace, contentment and joy.