Feed The Monster….

I’ve always told myself, “humble yourself, so others won’t have to”. It’s always been something I adhere to. No one likes arrogance, especially coming at you full blast. Growing up playing sports, I always opposed “showboating”. I thought, “why do the people have to brag and display actions of arrogance?” “Why can’t they just let their actions do the talking for them”? As I’ve aged, I realized insecurity breeds arrogance. It’s a coping mechanism. The attention getting actions, by way of arrogant behavior, causes opposition from the recipients of these actions, which makes the person feel like they are justified or victimized. This brings comfort to the insecure soul. And thus gives them a fictitious enemy to fight against. Let’s call our opponent a name, get them stirred up, until they react in a way that opposes you, which motivates the arrogant one to rise to the cause of “how dare they treat me this way”. It’s a pride thing. Yet so many continue to do it just to feed the monster, their ego. When a man isn’t willing to look himself in the face and admit his weakness, he’s only guaranteeing himself a life of prideful behaviors that protect his pride. Arrogance is one symptom of this self-defeating behavioral pattern. Humility is its remedy.

23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their foolishness. Proverbs 12:23