Whatever you don't turn into praise turns into pride.

Pride is a by-product of insecurity. And the more insecure a person is, the more monuments they need to build.There is a fine line between 'Thy kingdom come' and 'my kingdom come.' If you cross the line, your relationship with God is self-serving.You aren't serving God. You are using God.You aren't building altars to God. You are building monuments to yourself.

True knowledge should not produce pride; it should produce humility...Because the more you know, the more you know how much you don't know.

Self-consciousness isn't just A curse. It is part of THE curse.