The Solution for Pride

Praise to God for His Gift of Grace

Dear Lord, we praise You for giving us the gift of salvation and no part of it comes from us (Eph 2:8-9). You work through the foolish and weak things of the world so that we cannot boast before You (1 Cor 1:27-28). Thank You for Your gracious, all-powerful character at work on our behalf.

Prayer Against Pride in Teachers

Lord, we thank You for giving us the gift of teaching. Let us humbly remember that every good and perfect gift is from You and not from ourselves (Jas 1:17). We struggle with humility, as all humans do, so we ask for Your grace to abound in our lives, helping us rehearse Your power at work and that none of our progress is achieved without Your gracious hand upon our work (Jas 4:6; Ps 34:2). Lord, especially as we work with students and others, let us remember that we can make mistakes — allow us to humbly make corrections. Similarly, let us give this grace to our students (Rom 12:10) who, also, are in the process of learning. Help us to work humbly with our peers, recognizing You allow us all to have different strengths and weaknesses (1 Cor 12:21-22).

Prayer Against Pride in Students

Gracious Lord, we come before You on behalf of our students as well. Open their eyes to the truth that strife comes because of pride (Pv 13:10). Let them turn away from their pride and be strengthened by grace (Heb 13:9). By this grace let them love You with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12: 30), and not themselves. For those who stubbornly continue in their pride, Lord we ask that You allow them to see that they are being deceived as Eve was in the garden (Gen 3:4-6) and that pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before stumbling (Prov 16:18). If they are stuck in their sin, we pray that, while the stakes are low, You allow them to learn their need for You by whatever means possible. Let the literary lessons and voices of others help them see the truth about our humble condition before You. Also, let them see Your endlessly giving character and desire to be part of Your family because of it. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

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