Give Up the Pride

About this episode

This episode discusses the subtle nature of pride and the importance of humility during Lent.

Pride is sneaky. It doesn’t always look like arrogance—it can show up in defensiveness, entitlement, or the refusal to admit we’re wrong. Lent begins with an invitation to humility: to follow Jesus, who “made himself nothing” and chose the downward path of love. Giving up pride isn’t about thinking less of ourselves—it’s about thinking of ourselves less. As we give up the need to always be right, strong, or first, we make room for grace to reshape our hearts.

Topics covered

• pride
• humility
• Lent
• grace
• self-reflection

Keywords

• pride
• humility
• Lent
• grace
• selflessness
• defensiveness
• entitlement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Genesis Church

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