Becoming a Woman of Wisdom and Grace

Have you ever thought about how when we achieve a goal, we want to become prideful of it? We want to show it off. Our pride makes us want everyone else to be proud of us too. In reality we are looking for validation from others rather than showing God our adoration and gratitude for Salvation.

In Proverbs 11:2 it states, “When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble there is wisdom.”

So lets dig into how this ties into becoming a Proverbs 31 Woman.

Have you ever heard the saying, “Pride comes before the fall?” In becoming a better version of ourselves, we don’t want to fall, right? We want to gain wisdom to go farther. To do that though, we have to remain humble. Humility doesn’t always come out as popular choice but the gain in the long-run is far greater than anything you can imagine.

The definition of Pride is a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from ones own achievements, the achievements of these with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired. This sounds more self serving than serving God. Pride is all about how does this make me look or does this show I am better mentality. That’s not who we are called to be. We are called to be humble and give our gratitude to God for the things he gives us.

Humility by definition is the quality of having a modest view of ones value or importance. Its a lack of arrogance. Its serving God but not bragging about it. Being humble is about choosing to let the things just happen and giving praise to God for it. Its an act of servitude towards Him. According to the definition, it focusing on your own things while growing and not worrying if others see.

There are always times that we let pride take over. We don’t stop it because it makes us feel better. The on side of pride is the dopamine hit every time someone congratulates or likes/comments on a post. The other side of pride is not bending to another person. Its holding strong just to prove a point. Making sure other people feel it.

When its spelled out like this its easy to see why we should be humble. But why cant we do it on a daily basis? Why is it so easy to let pride take over?

Pride can give us a sense of security. When in turn we should have security in God to take care of us. We use pride like a shield to protect us, give us strength and ultimately hide behind. If we are prideful, others cant hurt us. We aren’t vulnerable to truth or others because our pride blocks it out and makes us feel good.

Taking humility in situations gives us self reflection, vulnerability and true strength in knowing we can grow from every situation. These things will take you farther than pride ever could. This is why being humble is repeated so many times in the Bible. Humility is letting God protect us, defend us and move us forward.

All in all, we should pursue humility in all aspects of life. It will help us in having noble character like it says in Proverbs 31:10. So the next time you post a photo, get in an argument, talk about plans you have or sit there and start to think how you are better than others, remember Humility. Slow down and think before you do or say the things.

Pride will bring downfall eventually, but humility will bring you wisdom and grace. That is all we should be searching for in this life, wisdom and grace from God. This is what I will be working on because like I said before, we all fail sometimes and that’s OK. Realize It, Resolve It and Move Forward from It. God’s grace and mercy is there waiting for us.