PRIDE -

holy, burn all the pride from my bones

with Your fire

holy, breath on this heart made of stone

keep it pure

this is the chorus to a song called "take off my shoes," by the band delirious?. it's really kind of stolen my breath several times over the past couple of weeks.

so often i catch myself ranking my christianity against others. not literally, but i always find myself valueing the opinion of a spiritual leader over that of a newborn, or even sometimes non-christian. somehow, i've gotten the mentality that since i'm a worship leader that my spiritual authority is greater than others. now, do i believe that God bestows spiritual authority to His servants? yes. does that give me the right to totally shut down someone who i don't believe has the same spirtuality as i do? no. i don't want to come before God with pride. i am proud that God has chosen me, the chief of all sinners, to lead others into His throne room. and i take pride in the way i approach Him with excellence in everything i do. i believe i'm coming to understand the line between pride and humbleness. if i am ever to be humble, who better than before Christ.

holy, love of my life lead me on

through the fire

cheers,

-dav