Pride and honesty cannot coexist. Pride is an illusion and is an essential element of all addiction. - Addiction Recovery Program
The central feature of pride is enmity—enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen. Enmity means ‘hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition.’ It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us. - Pres. Ezra Taft Benson
Pride is one of the major things that keeps me addicted. It is what keeps the Lord from taking this problem away from me. It is what keeps him from being able to help me. It is what keeps me from admitting that I need his help in the first place. I was memorizing Ether 12:27 the other day, where it says that with humility and faith the Lord can make weak things become strong. That is when I started wondering how I can develop humility. Well, according to the Addiction Recovery Program, this is a key:
As you become willing to abstain and admit the problems you face, your pride will gradually be replaced with humility.
So, as I work my way through recovery, it should happen. I sure hope so, because the idea of not humbling myself and having the Lord have to humble me is not a very inviting prospect.
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