Ugly Pride...

So I was just doing my devotions, and this morning in particular, it hit me like a ton of bricks...talk about conviction. I have a huge problem...its called Pride... "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, and the Lord Almighty" (Isaiah 6:5) I had to translate this bible verse into my own words, which took me a few minutes to figure that out.But this is what I came up with : " Now that I have seen the heart of the Lord, I realize that my pride has blinded me, and I have really missed out on what God has to offer me, because I am more self absorbed, telling myself how much I better I am than they, and yet here I am the one who is missing out on the glories and the riches of the Lord, becasue I am too busy thinking about the greatness of me instead of the greatness of HIM." Paraphrasing this has made me realize how self-absorbed I really am, and that I need to ask the Lord to forgive me and to constantly help me overcome my pride. This is a little portion of the devotion that Beth Moore wrote that truly spoke to me this morning: it cheats wherever it plays: My name is Pride. I am a cheater. I cheat you out of your God-given destiny... becasue you demand your own way. I cheat you out of contentment.... because you "deserve better than this". I cheat you of knowledge... becasue you already know it all. I cheat you of healing...becasue you are too full of me to forgive. I cheat you of holiness... becasue you refuse to admit when you are wrong. I cheat you of vision... becasue you'd rather look in the mirror than out the window. I cheat you of genuine friendship... becasue no one is going to know the real you. I cheat you of love... becasue real romance demands sacrifice. I cheat you of greatness in heaven... becasue you refuse to wash another's feet on earth. I cheat you of God's glory... becasue I convinced you to see your own. My name is Pride. I am a cheater. You like me becasue you think I'm always looking out for you. Untrue. Im looking to make a fool of you. God has so much for you, i admit, but dont worry.... If you stick with me, You'll never know.