16/06/2025
Subtle Signs of Pride in Ministry:
What We Often Miss Pride doesnโt always shout. It often whispers.
In ministry, it rarely shows up as arrogance outright. Instead, it disguises itself in small habits, reactions, and patterns we easily overlook. Here are some subtle signs of pride to watch out for:
๐. ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค
When we quickly defend ourselves or get offended by corrections, it may be rooted in a desire to always be right or to protect our image.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ
Whether you feel superior or inferior, constant comparison can be a form of prideโit reveals a need to validate your worth through others.
๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐
If youโre discouraged every time youโre not recognized publicly, check your heart. Are you serving for Godโs glory or your own affirmation?
๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ โ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅโ
Pride makes us want the spotlight. But in the kingdom of God, the towel and the basin are just as important as the mic and the platform.
๐. ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ
A proud heart is quick to feel disrespected. It sees correction as attack, and silence as rejection.
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๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ โ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐โ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ
If you think the church or team canโt function without you, pride may be creeping in. Godโs work doesnโt rely on any one person. He is sovereign over it all.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ
Pride isnโt always loud. Sometimes, it just looks like self-reliance. When we stop depending on God in private, we often start performing in public.
๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง.
As ministry workers, we are not immune to pride but we can grow in humility. Letโs ask the Holy Spirit to reveal whatโs unseen, to correct whatโs unhealthy, and to bring our hearts back to the posture of Christ: the Servant-King who came not to be served, but to serve (Mark 10:45).
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐บ
by the Grace of God and help of the Holy Ghost.
Shalom everyoneโค๏ธ
