Our view of ourselves.

[Steve Epley]

Pride is inherent in all of us. Ego is part of our human nature and everyone desires to feel important and needed. Pride has to be constantly crucified. We can easily idenitfy pride in everyone else but is hard to find in ourselves.
It hides as spirituality-intelligence-maturity-and yes humility. But when I think any part of the Kingdom is determined by my worth and contribution and it will suffer if I am not a participant then I honestly am blinded by pride. The church birthed me how then can it depend on me to exists???? Jesus clearly said "Upon this rock I will build my church" true he may use us but he is the builder the author mind you and the finisher. Organizations-local assemblies span decades where the life cycle itself replaces folks and guess what the church goes on without them and in time they are only a memory not matter how powerful they are. The wise man said "humility before honor"
but pride goeth before destruction. I need God and the church they don't need me. I am not the wheel in the middle of the wheel He is.