A sample list of pride manifestations from the booklet From Pride to Humility
Prayerfully read through this list, evaluate yourself and ask others to evaluate you.
- Complaining against of passing judgment on God
- A lack of gratitude in general
- anger
- Seeing yourself as better than others.
- Having an inflated view of your importance, gifts and abilities.
- Being focused on the lack of your gifts and abilities
- Perfectionism
- Talking too much
- Talking too much about yourself
- Seeking independence or control
- Being consumed with what other think
- Being devastated or angered by criticism
- Being unteachable
- Being sarcastic, hurtful or degrading.
- A lack of service
- A lack of compassion
- Being Defensive or blame shifting
- A lack of admitting when you are wrong
- A lack of asking forgiveness
- A lack of biblical prayer
- Resisting authority or being disrespectful
- Voicing preferences or opinions when not asked.
- Minimizing your own sins and shortcomings
- Maximizing others' sins and shortcomings
- Being impatient or irritable with others.
- Being jealous or envious.
- Using others.
- Being deceitful by covering up sins, faults and mistakes.
- Using attention-getting tactics
- Not having close relationships.
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