I'm a human being, and probably not even a good human being in human standards. I have many, many, many faults. However, I know God still uses me. Isn't that a wonderful truth? Either way, I just wanted to talk about some of my many faults.
1.) I am extremely stubborn.
Often times think I am always right and do not listen to the people around me. I am adamantly against or for something even if it is wrong. I have this joke among my friends that I am "always right and that everyone is always wrong" and we laugh it off but in a sense it shows exactly who I am. Sometimes when I am being stubborn for something good it can be a virtue. However, usually I go the other way.
2.) I am a very coveting person.
This is a sin I am usually very good at hiding from all but God. I look at others and envy their gifts God has blessed them with. I fail to look at the gifts God has given me and become reproachful to God.
3.) I am very prideful and arrogant.
When I start to do well in something, I think "Wow Grace you really did do an awesome job". I even go to the point where I think "That person isn't good enough for me" which is a horribly evil mindset. When I realize I am being proud, I try to make it up by saying "It was nothing" it really only builds up on my arrogance and pride because I hear people say "no no Grace you really are" and I just soak it all up.
4.) I am very hypocritical.
I tend to think I have this great chart for morality. I think part of the reason why I think this way is because I am the firstborn and I have to look after my sisters. I always tell them "that's wrong" and "no!" and "you're so disrespectful" and such, but in the end I realize "Grace, what about you?" I don't apply the things I know and tell others to do.
5.) I am judgemental.
I look at someone just by a few minutes of talk I start to judge them. Luckily, God knew this and has given me a lot of surprises about who the people I thought they were ACTUALLY were. I am still working on this fault, though.
Throughout the years, God has molded me and changed me. He's taught me so much. I am so grateful that although these faults are still intact within me He will help me and still use me for His great plan.
Grace, thanks for opening up :) its nice to know sometimes. But I just want you to know, that there is a difference between pride and truth, but unfortuantly we are all usually not wise enough to judge the differences, so we need to turn to God to help :) thank goodness God's always there for us! how would we survive otherwise!!!???
ReplyDeleteanywas, also, I just thought I'd say that I think being judgmental is very natural. and living by that rule is easy, but living by that principle is probably one of the most difficult things to do. I think we all judge people in our minds, and its a really bad habit. I'll be praying for you :)