{"id":6459,"date":"2026-08-26T19:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/?p=6459"},"modified":"2026-10-18T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:12:01","slug":"humility-attracts-pride-repels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wow\/word_of_the_week_post\/humility-attracts-pride-repels\/","title":{"rendered":"Humility Attracts \u2013 Pride Repels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cBut he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble&#8221;. James 4:6<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve all known people who are filled with pride, and were always boasting of themselves, their accomplishment\u2019s, or their possessions &#8211; always trying to impress, or one-up everyone else. They most likely believe everyone is hanging on their every word, but the truth is, most of the listeners are looking for a polite way of excusing themselves for the nearest exit. Pride never impresses others. Instead, it produces the exact opposite. It repels them. We can all use some correction here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scriptures focus on the grace of God, which is unmerited favor. We can\u2019t earn God\u2019s love. He loves us because of who He is &#8211; He is love, and His love doesn\u2019t rise and fall according to our failures or sins. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is love and He never changes. Yet, when He sees someone overflowing with pride, even though He does love them, He will resists them. That\u2019s because pride is the very nature of His number one enemy, the devil. Pride is also a huge part of the make-up of our flesh, and as long as we have a flesh, we too need to resist the tendency to be prideful! God cannot fellowship with pride and He cannot promote pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Good News is that if we humble ourselves, He will give us grace. God is attracted to a humble heart, one who is willing to count all their accomplishments as dung compared to the riches of Christ! God desires to bestow His riches upon those who come to Him based on who He is, and what He has done, rather than what WE have tried to accomplish for Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, good works are wonderful, but we will fall short if we expect to receive God\u2019s grace based on our works. There is nothing we can do that will enhance God\u2019s existence whatsoever! No we do the works that please God when we humble ourselves first, and receive the grace we need in order to accomplish those works He has called us to do. Then we can humbly attribute all of the glory to Him. After all, that\u2019s where our works should point others\u2026 to Him! Humility attracts others to God. Pride repels others and hinders us from receiving the abundance of God\u2019s grace. With that, pursue humility which is always followed by God\u2019s grace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Tom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Kingdom Business is Eternal, as are the rewards that come from God. If this ministry has been a blessing to you, please consider partnering with us in prayer, as the Lord leads you, or in financial support. Please visit our website at www.testamentoflove.org to learn more about this ministry! Luke 6:38<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBut he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble&#8221;. 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