Don't be so full of yourself! ave you ever been or known someone that is conceited? How did they make you feel. This story tells us about conceit and where God stands on the matter.

Conceit one definition says excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue.

To begin lets go back! Yea to some of us, it my be pretty far back... Teen years; to some even middle school. Remember when we only cared about ourselves. When our opinions are the only ones that penetrated our minds. All else was cast off as an illusion. Nothing mattered then, until we realized that we were wrong and staying in this type of mind frame could hurt us more that help us. Yea that is when a lot of us snapped out of it.

Okay but here goes SOME of you can't remember when it ended and the reason why is because you still live there. Disillusioned in a place where only you matter. Maybe it is obvious! Or maybe you've been there so long that you live there. To others it may come in the form of pride, maybe you don't live in this place called conceit. However you visit there often. Valuing your own opinion above others. Or maybe looking at others as though they will never hit the mark.. Here is a news flash there is a few words for it that is called high mindedness, pride.

Please do not confuse this with confidence they are not the same. Society acts like it is OK for you to allow conceit to govern you and pull you to where you are. However the bible tells us that being conceited causes us enemies.

Galatians 5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Upon further research the opposite of being conceited is being humble. So that tells me that Pride (conceit uncovered) is an opposition of God.

James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." So what happens to us when we walk around in conceit.

Maybe we get away with it for a while, some of our friends stick around. Sooner or later you will be pulling a blind fold over your own eyes. No one else is fooled. As a matter of fact no one likes your holier than thou attitude, Annoyed probably, not fooled. So as God is not on your team and he stares right in your eyes, as you try to figure out how you could possibly win... Let me remind you that the Creator is better that the creation always. I will also remind you that the God of heaven and earth wan'ts you to lay down that conceit. So he can give you humility.. How ever you that are conceited may continue to stay in that state, you will continue to be alone. Surrounded by people that don't like you, Or are just like you. As you continue to hit the wall over in life wondering why everyone is always offended by you. Why no one ever stays to long. I encourage you to mirror yourself and ask am I the reason why. Sometime we want to blame others, after history repeats itself so many times sooner or later we have to ask.

Is there some thing wrong with me? I leave you with this..Short poem

Look at me beauty is mine

listen to me wisdom you'll find

see me prancing never afraid

always right never delayed

See it doesn't matter what ever you say

I am high above you your disarray

Look at my wonder for all to see.

I don't need you or anybody!

Might I remind you that Satan also thought his self higher than God. Thus was thrown from the heavens! So I will repeat the scripture again!

James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." So what happens to us when we walk around in conceit.