stolen from http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tim_paulsen
1. Insecurity Insecurity is the root of many unhealthy and ungodly behaviors. It provokes us to want the lavish praise and attention of others too much. Much of pride is motivated out of one?s unmet need for self-worth.
2. The need to be right. Ever encounter someone who has a hard time being wrong? This is a symptom of pride. The need to be right prevents one from appropriately evaluating issues as well as themselves
3. Being argumentative. Individuals, who argue their point of view, especially to those in authority over them, are allowing pride to get the best of them. At the root of their argument is a belief that they are right and the other is wrong and that their will should prevail.
7. Not easily corrected. Not wanting to be corrected, goes back to always thinking you are right. Your pride gets in the way of hearing constructive criticism. They way a man handles correction, show more about him than anything else.
8. Being stubborn. Webster?s dictionary defines stubbornness as "unduly determined to exert one?s own will, not easily persuaded and difficult to handle or work, resistant." The root issue of stubbornness is willfulness, which is ?I want what I want when I want it?. Another name for pride.
2 comments:
Congrats you have just descibed someone I know to the 'T'.
(Whatever that means)
I generally agree with most of the statements especially about be willing to admit you are wrong and take criticism. I also feel its wrong to argue(and believe me i used to argue all the time).
However being stuborn and knowing your right, if that is based on SOLID truth(ie the BIBLE)I don't believe that is being insecure. As the old saying goes God called them the 10 COMMANDMENTS not the ten suggestions
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