Pride

I was writing to my daughter today and verbalized that I don't like to use the word 'proud' in terms of being proud of someone any more. Lately, over the last year probably, I have almost used it and didn't. While I was so grateful to God and happy that the event occurred or the blessing came to fruition, I always felt that the word 'proud' as in 'proud of you' implied works and not God's blessing, grace, mercy, love, etc. The human side of me thinks I am withholding credit where it is due, but the spiritual side of me begs to differ. So I have not used the word in relation to the major accomplishments happening in our lives when I wanted to. But that did not diminish my happiness over those events in any way. It is, after all, semantics, to some.

Romans 7:188 says: "For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out." And there are other scriptures as well. Anyway, just pointing out that I am very grateful to God for the blessings, mercy and grace and deep love for us, that despite ourselves, He heals and restores.