Helen,

I agree he resists the proud, I guess I was thinking of people who plan
things in life not out of being proud but that of disregarding God's
direction which I suppose that could be boiled down to pride and not
humility. Scripture I was thinking of was that God disciplines his
children and if you are not disciplined by him, you are not a legitimate
child of his. Same pride , just different flavor I guess.

Brad

Brad


on 03:47 PM 8/11/2005, Helen said:
Earlier, Brad D wrote:

I agree with that sentiment, although I wouldn't classify it as God
resisting us,

Helen replies:

Then what do you do with the scripture quoted at the beginning of the=
  article?
"God Resists The Proud" (James 4:6ff).

re=B7sist
v. re=B7sist=B7ed, re=B7sist=B7ing, re=B7sists
v. tr.
     * To strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of.
     * To remain firm against the actions, effects, or force of;
withstand:
If I am being proud in the decisions I have made,=20
and glorying in my own wisdom in making those=20
decisions, and those decisions/actions go against=20
the known will of God, then who would be most=20
likely to fend off or offset those actions, or=20
remain firm against them?  Being out of the will=20
of God, I'm sure that Satan would be cheering me=20
on, but God in His loving Mercy would be=20
remaining firm against and withstand those actions.

Of course God guides, protects and disciplines=20
us, but what I have just written and the content=20
of the article I posted, are speaking of a different matter.

Thanks for your input, though!  <smile>

Helen


   but rather guiding, protecting and disciplining us. I
recently read the scripture in Proverbs that says in affect, "let us not
say we will go here or go there and buy and sell and earn money, but let
us rather say if God wills let us go here or there". We in fact can spend
time wrestling with God which is so important to remain close to him, and
be sensitive to his guidance that we do not tax God's patience with us and
waste our time on Earth.

Brad


on 08:07 AM 8/11/2005, Helen said:
Thursday, August 11, 2005

THE SECRET OF SPIRITUAL POWER
by Chip Brogden

"God resists the proud" (James 4:6ff).