How to Avoid Pride (Christianity)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Be confident: "Good Pride" is clean

   According to the Bible outward circumstances will not separate you from perfect love; so that while in the path of everyday life, family and other duty, be satisfied and happy in many kinds of situations, by the exercise of your faith, hope, effort to improve for common good with prayer and supplying needs of God's lesser/little ones.
   
   Yours is "pure Christianity by your:~ a ~ "Caring for orphans and widows in their times of trouble..." and ~ b ~ "Refusing to let the world corrupt you." (James 1:27), in their need (to assist them as well as you might) and not taking their home, means or goods... but joyously enlarging their hopes and nurturing them!
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   Step 2: seeking education and betterment for sharing it -- not neglectful

   Is it really so destructive? Is pride related to greed, hate, defensiveness, jealousy and envy, yes...
   
   Well, stressing to be envied or to set flames of jealousy will hurt you, the most... , In the most distant corners of Earth, in Heaven, or in Hell, you can rest in peace in God's piercing view
   -- in grace and His plan with its infinite hope and perfect charity... , Do you know, "You are the temple of God"
   -- God wants to abide their, and as God's Son Jesus is the champion of Love (recall that "God is Love") in the flesh. "When you think that you stand:
   Beware that you may fall." for instance: ~ Not giving others credit and opportunity allow small success but severely limits your own leadership and growth
   -- lacking qualities of accepting others contributions with thankfulness. ,,, Winning through grace is a very humbling experience, if you realize that only God gives you this kind of victory over the world. , Jesus Christ has overcome the world.
   
   The cares and fun of this world have no way to overcome the "law of sin and death." Should you lose your life, the grave cannot separate you from the promises of the Savior to raise you in a new body. , (Psalm 139:14) , (Romans 8:17),
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   Step 3: but prudent

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   Step 4: not self-seeking

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   Step 5: to shirk duty nor "con" people

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   Step 6: not corrupt...

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   Step 7: Beware of pride: while restraining self-centered sensual living; for

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   Step 8: "Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall."

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   Step 9: Access the promise of support

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    Step 10: and comfort in the Holy Spirit: the presence of your Almighty Friend through His love

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    Step 11: forgiveness -- and His ultimate judgment.

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    Step 12: Be humble

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    Step 13: in the flawless power of His grace: "Be humble even as I am humble;" Jesus said -- (recall that Jesus drove the merchants from God's house...).

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    Step 14: Prepare to reign with Christ

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    Step 15: but not in your own right: His saints shall reign with him.

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    Step 16: Surrender all

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    Step 17: comparing your best to Him

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    Step 18: realizing that every ordinary thing gets old and cracks-up: The Bible says you will receive a crown of life -- and that in Heaven you shall wear a crown

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    Step 19: but that you will lay it down at God's throne as mark of surrender.

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    Step 20: Be a good winner in weakness.

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    Step 21: Fret not about tomorrow.

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    Step 22: Read about: "I praise God because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful

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    Step 23: I know that full well."

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    Step 24: Study the Bible and see that you are a child of the King and being one of God's children you are an heir: "We are God’s children: Now if we are His children

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    Step 25: then we are heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if indeed we share in his sufferings

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    Step 26: in order that we may also share in his glory.

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    Step 27: Understand what Jesus said:"I no longer call you children

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    Step 28: but I call you brothers."

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