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“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Proverbs 16:18
One way the enemy keeps a person in an offended state is to keep the offenses hidden, cloaked with pride. Pride will keep you from admitting your true conditions.
Pride keeps you from dealing with the truth. It distorts your vision. You never change when you think everything is fine. Pride hardens your heart and dims the eyes of your understanding. It keeps you from the change of heart -repentance- that will set you free.
Pride causes you to view yourself as a victim. Your attitude becomes, ’I was mistreated and misjudged; therefore, I am justified in my behavior.’ Because (we) believe (we) are innocent and falsely accused, we withhold forgiveness. Though your true heart condition is hidden from you, it is not hidden from God. Just because (we) have been mistreated, (we) do not have permission to hold on to an offense. “Two wrongs don’t make a right.”
(The Bait of Satan, John Berree, 1994)
I have been hurt severely by many people over the years. I would often say that I was not hurt. I knew it was wrong to be offended as I denied and repressed it. I convinced myself I was not hurt, but in reality, I was. My pride covered the true condition of my heart.
What offense have we covered, concealed, and repressed in the inner places of our heart? What damage are they doing to our soul? Have we taken the bait of Satan?