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[Techno2000]

Divine Mercy Sunday

nuff said

 

[Darryl_B]

I agree, there is a remarked difference between insecurity and inadequacy. Inadequacy before God is a perfectly natural thing for us to experience.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Lack of submissive attitude

This is not a symptom of “pride”. I was taught by my very Catholic mother that one should not be a doormat for others.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Some of the proudest people I’ve met begin by tellingly me about their humility.

Exactly. It would be incredibly prideful for anyone to answer this question by saying, “Well, I’m no longer struggling with X, Y and Z.” The only correct answer would be to say that we all struggle with all of these daily because people generally do (with my exception to #11 noted).

 

[MercyWarrior88]

This sign of pride was given by a senior therapist and marriage counselor. Please visit this website, Tis-Bearself:

What the Bible Says about Pride - Bible Resources

Learn what the Bible says about pride in this lesson. James 4:6 declares "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble "

bibleresources.org

 

[Tis_Bearself]

I think the OP is thinking that all atheists have “rejected” God or put man above God. While this may be true of some atheists, I don’t think it can be said of all atheists across the board. There are likely atheists who have arrived at their position through genuine doubt in God’s existence, and some of them are very motivated to be humble and help their fellow man because they believe that this world is all there is and it’s ethically good to be helpful to each other. This isn’t really pride.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

No, thank you. Therapists and marriage counselors say many things I do not agree with or do not need in my life. Just because someone with a professional credential gives a general opinion, it does not mean that works for all or applies to all; their professional ability to diagnose and advise is limited to the specific patients they see. If they were to say “I’m a therapist/ marriage counselor and therefore you should do as I say” they would be committing the sin of pride. And, you yourself saying “I’m right, you need to educate yourself, visit this website” is YOU being prideful.

In fact, YOU making a post where you are basically trying to call everybody else on here out on their sins and have them make a public “confession” of sorts is very prideful on your part. If someone had an issue with these sins, they should be visiting the Sacrament of Reconciliation, not posting on an Internet forum about their faults.

 

[MercyWarrior88]

Actually, my main goal in opening this thread is for people to help people to be aware exactly WHEN they are being prideful, knowing that pride is such a deadly sin which can cut us off from God’s grace. And before I thought of asking the members here to make a confession, I researched on confessing together as a community, and I learned that it is actually a good thing. The Scriptures teach us the importance of community in dealing with our sin. Confession of sin in the presence of others is applying and celebrating the gospel.

Confession, whether in secret prayer or in the presence of Christians, honors Christ, according to Galatians 6:2.

James 5:16 also says: Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed.

Confession to one another celebrates the expiation of our sin and the sanctifying work of God through the cross of Christ -1John 1:9

With all due respect, I don’t find anything wrong with what I’m doing, and certainly, it never occurred to me that I’m being prideful in opening this thread. I want the members to examine themselves in preparation for confession this Lenten season, and besides, I don’t know the members here personally. If they confessed their sins here, there is no way I could EVER divulge their sins to people who know them nor do I have the desire of doing such.

I used the information from therapists who, to me, are credible. Honestly, I am astounded why you got angry with me. In opening this thread I didn’t have any intention to offend anyone. I just really want to help, because pride can come in subtle ways and people are oftentimes not aware that they’re actually exhibiting such.

 

[Irishmom2]

So, OP, you haven’t told us about yourself, but you want people to tell you about themselves. You now say you did this to help other people.

I am sorry, but that comes across as being prideful by some of the things on your list.

 

[MercyWarrior88]

Actually, Irishmom, I was thinking of sharing my struggle with pride, it’s perfectionism, which I had when I was younger, and now, I can honestly say I have overcome it. I am not a perfectionist anymore. .but the statement of Tis-bearself that its prideful for me to ask people if they have overcome any manifestation of pride prevented me from confessing this past sin of mine. I also actually thought that this thread had already ended and no one would care to post here anymore.

 

[hymin]

Personally, I tend to imagine in the ‘head’ a self-spokesman about matters such as recognition and analysis motions. Bishop Robert Barron exhorted people in his documentary Catholicism to cut the conversations we have with ourselves - they exhibit pride from our hearts.

“They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.” (Mk 2:17)

 

[StephieNorthCo]

I had a college Lab instructor who said “when you are as great as I am, it’s hard to be humble”. Some of us made it our goal to help make that easier for him.

 

[TheOldColonel]

That’s gold, Jerry… Gold! Can I use that?

 

[Irishmom2]

Sounds like that old Mac Davis song “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way…”

 

[TheOldColonel]

Thank you, Jerry!