A subtle Deception

For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions.

1 John 2:16 (NLT)

Most of the time the world and sin runs us over like a mack truck out of control. But there are also the subtle deceptions we sometimes face. Here in 1 John 2:16 we find one of those in the end of the verse. It is the pride in our achievements and possessions. Sure for some of us pride is also mack truck strength. But for many of us pride is subtle and sneaky. We start with a natural inclination to be pleased with what we have accomplished but if not careful it becomes a balloon that gets bigger and bigger and bigger, till all we can see is how "awesome" we really are. What happens then? Well what we need is to have God come along with that "humility" pin and burst our balloon. Boy does that smart but is often times necessary. I guess the message is this: watch out for the mack trucks but be wary of the subtle deception of pride.