I Will Win!

Anyone who knows me knows I play games to win. I don’t care what it is. Monopoly, Life, Hearts, Pitch, Golf, the list could go on but you get the point.

 
The other day, Angela asked me if I wanted to play a game and my response was, “Sure, you pick whatever game you want to lose at.” I was just kidding but she also knows I want to win. My philosophy is who wants to play with a bunch a people who aren’t going to try to win. That’s no fun. I also know that can be taken to an extreme. There is a fine line between arrogance and confidence. You have to be confident in your ability to do your work, play a sport and many other areas. The problem comes when we leap from confidence to arrogance.
 
Proverbs 21:4 in the Message Bible says this, “Arrogance and pride—distinguishing marks in the wicked—are just plain sin.”
 
I don’t want to be known for arrogance or pride. But I do want to known for hard work, determination and confidence. There might be a fine line between them and initially no one can tell. Arrogance and pride begin as attitudes but eventually those attitudes get revealed in behavior and speech. God sees our attitudes and our thoughts long before others see them but the thoughts and attitudes are still sin before they get revealed to others. I have to guard my mind and allow God to search me. What about you?