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There are many rules, both written and unwritten that seem to flourish among the followers of Jesus. There is a rule about not doing this and doing that. I grew up in a church with many rules. We could not do certain activities because they were wrong and God did not want you to do them. There was much good in my childhood church. I caught on that a vital and personal relationship with God was at the center of following Jesus. But there was one area where there were no rules. There was not a single rule about pride.
Growing up I felt good about keeping the rules. After all it required discipline and commitment. It also made me feel like I was a bit closer to God than others who were not following the same rules. But no one ever talked to me about how proud I could become in my walk with Jesus. Pride is one of those sins that creeps in slowly. So slowly that is can go unnoticed. For me I can start to get a glimpse of this sin when I feel superior to others especially in my relationship to God. (I won’t even talk about the sin of judging here.)
So, today I am asking God to help me humbly walk with Him. It is not about rules but about a vital relationship. I hope I am more interested in that relationship than about what I can or cannot do.