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What is pride’s warning signs ???1.Frequently putting the attention on yourself2.Struggling to empathize with the sorrows of others3.Feeling self-pity when you’re not praised4.Constantly considering what others think of you5.Avoiding people who are better than you at something6.Easily finding flaws in othersSolutions....1st ...”Be aware of your problem”.Most deny they have a problem with pride, therefore they are doomed to be imprisoned with it untill their body dies.2nd ....Comparison. Comparison leads to pride? Really? Yes, really. Your journey with Christ is completely your own. To compare what God has blessed others with,children, marriage, income, health, House, etc takes away from delighting in how He’s blessed your life. Comparison can kill your joy and replace it with envy. It’s only a short step from that envy to the grip of pride’s whispers: You deserve what they have. You’re better than they are, after all.3rd...Defensiveness. Everyone messes up. But how do you handle the mistake or sin? Does it make you defensive and irritated that you’ve been “accused”? Pride doesn’t notice its own mistakes. It’s amazing at noticing everyone else’s but NEVER it’s own.4th...Self-Obsession. Let’s get really honest...how much of your day is spent thinking about you? What you want, what you don’t have, what you need to be happy? The problem with self obsession is it doesn’t leave room for anyone else. That includes God. Pride just can’t stop thinking about itself.More Answers....Be a servant, lift others up.Pray for humility/ guidance Pray for others Practice reliance Identify lies you’re believing...God isn’t concerned with what I do.”“I know what’s best for me better than God does.”“Fruit in my life is from my own labor.”“My sin is not that serious.”“My comfort is more important than others.”“I’m more deserving of grace than someone else.”“I’m humble enough.”Pride often comes from a view of God that is too low. We must fight our pride and our flesh to revere him more if we want to be humble.Pride often comes from either thinking yourself to be higher than you are or thinking God to be lower than he is.To claim that anything you’ve done is of yourself is to scorn the grace of God.Flee False Humility...False humility is destructive. It allows you to live in pride without acknowledging that there is a problem. You’re living in sin without recognizing it. But, what is false humility?False humility ...Is when you convey a life of humility while having a pride issue internally. It is the great difference between external appearances and internal sin. Here is a list of 5 possible indicators of false humility:1.Feeling the need to announce your achievements to others2.Being unwilling to consider or accept godly rebuke3.Correcting people in order to assert dominance rather than to edify them4.Comparing yourself to others5.Recognizing sin without repenting and turning from it.Allow Jesus to undo the knots spiritual pride has created in your heart. You’re not better than others to Him. You’re not perfect. You’re not meant to be the center of your story. Humbly and graciously allow God to undo your pride.