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Weekly Dose

After a big win, success, or even, a simple stroke of luck, I find myself tempted to pridefulness.

Things work out, and I forget what it felt like when they didn’t.

The tension fades and the seriousness/urgency disappears.

But large failures tend to follow this kind of arrogant thinking.

Quietly. And gradually.

There is a reason pride is considered sinful behavior. Defining sin as something that pulls us away from our divinely-given purpose, then pride fits perfectly.

It distorts reality and convinces us that we’re the source.

Quotes I Like:

Mane Message

The story of Hezekiah is fascinating—especially in how it unfolds after his greatest moments.

He was a good king of Judah. It is written that he did what was right.

When the Assyrian Empire threatened Judah, he didn’t rely on himself or his armies alone. He turned to God. And God delivered him.

Later, when he was near death, he cried out to the Lord. His life was extended by fifteen years.

Victory. Relief. More time.

But then came the Babylonians. Not as a threat, but as a guest.

And Hezekiah showed them everything.
All the wealth, strength, and resources.

What a blunder. Isaiah responds informing the king that:
All of it will be taken from Judah… in the future.

And Hezekiah’s reply is just as telling—
“At least it will not happen in my time.”

He passed the test of pressure, but failed the test of peace.

It’s a sobering end to an otherwise faithful story.

There’s no immediate consequence. No visible failure.

Just the proclamation and acceptance of dread to come.

Avoid the temptation that follows victory. Success is a marathon, not a sprint.

You succeed by staying successful.

Weekly Ponder

How do we prevent pride and shortsightedness from follow us closely after a success?

How do we prevent the corruption of a monumental gift?

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