Do you have self-pride when you answer questions in this forum?

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When you are so full of yourself, there is no room for God. How do you become humble without feeling proud of your long answers?
 
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I turn off notifications so I often don’t go back to them. This new forum is nice but it’s inadvertently designed to appeal to social media addicts.
 
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i just posted a long answer to someone yesterday because their question was so similar to what i experience. i almost didn’t post because i didn’t have the solution but wanted to show them they r not alone and maybe something in my experience would help them. When i ask a question here, my hope is that the responses come from a similar place of trying to help. I have read some answers that immediately make me judge that person as, while having the right or good answer, delivered it in such a way that was offputting, as if the person has no right asking or they should know this already but even in those instances I’ve learned to leave it to Gods perfect judgement as i can easily see things that are not there.
 
If I have a long reply that I want to direct to someone, sometimes I just private message them instead.
 
That’s a good idea. Rather than posting it publicly so that our ego won’t inflate. Sorry if my answer just made you feel proud. Lol!
 
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Your answer is kind of long. Haha… XD (just joking).
 
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I haven’t had this problem here yet, but I notice it in myself on Facebook. When the memories feature brings up things I wrote in the past, I’m like, “Good one, me!” pats self on back for a story well-told CAF isn’t designed with the same tricks built in. If you find yourself purposefully re-reading your old posts you know it’s creeping in.
 
Back when we could have signatures, I used to include a quote from St. Robert Bellarmine’s book, “the Mind’s Ascent to God” that was a helpful reminder to me:

"Let prayer delight thee more than disputations, and the charity which buildeth up more than the knowledge which puffeth up.”

This was from someone who did a lot of writing in defense of the faith!
 
No harm in feeling proud of what you have written(whether a long one or not),done or believe.In fact self esteem and self confidence are essential ingredients one must have,as otherwise gloom , desperation and inferiority complex will prevail eventually destroying your mind and body. You need be humble when it is required and should be firm and assertive where it is warranted.It does not mean that you push aside or ignore God. For example how proud we are that we are in Catholic faith and among the privileged ones redeemed by our Savoir ? No need to be humble about that.
As long as you keep it in mind that with the the help of God only,you could feel so,and before him you are nothing,the rest is ok.
 
Good question and one I have been thinking about also. What is my motivation when I post or when I speak with someone in person ? This last week I gave an answer on a different forum question to which one person commented part of my answer was incorrect. My first human emotion was to reply again and explain how that person didnt understand what I wrote. I left it alone until now and here I am addressing it anyway on a different forum question. Humanity…peace be with you
 
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Is it necessary bad pride?
Like isn’t there good pride and bad pride (if that makes sense!)?

I would think good pride might be feeling proud of self after studying hard and then getting a good mark on a test (or answering a question on CAF in a well thought out manner) but bad pride would be being offended if the op/question asker wasn’t receptive or appreciative of your answer or getting mad /indignant/frustrated if they found it unhelpful.

Correct me if I’m wrong.🙂
 
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Do you think maybe the grades scenario could be likened to “satisfaction” vs “pride”. Hey look ma i got 100% could be sharing in joyous satisfaction vs knowing all your classmates graded low and THEN satisfactorily showing them your grade which might be a form of pride. (i’m just thinking out loud and this was a fun exercise for my brain thank you)
 
i pride myself on being humble. Usta be conceited, but now
i got no faults
 
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