Cocky...
So I have heard this reoccurring message over the past few weeks... It's this idea of being cocky. Now this isn't about me being cocky but this certain person who has been called or has been implied that he/she is cocky. So the question is... Is it OK to be cocky?
I personally don't think there is room to be cocky in the Kingdom of God. I personally don't think it is a characteristic of Christ so why would it be OK for someone to be cocky. I believe that cockiness comes from pride and the Bible doesn't speak highly of pride.
What happens when you have someone justify why someone is cocky? What if this person that is doing the justification isn't the person that has been labeled cocky? What if this justification is because of something he/she does or has done for a living?
I have been sitting on this and wondering how to confront this individual. I had an opportunity once and I let it pass, but God will not let me walk away from this so I am praying that God present me with another opportunity...
Well as irony would have it I have been reading a book called "Uprising" by Erwin McManus. Well the opening chapters talks about us becoming people of courage, integrity, honor, action, etc... Erwin explains that all of this starts with humility. Humility... Humility... Humility...
I have never met a humble cocky person. Have you? I have never met someone so prideful that they were humble... The words jumped off the page as I read them for several reasons, first and foremost because it talks about integrity which is how I try to live my life. Integrity is well defined in this book and has given me a fresh view of what I need to do as a man of God. However the words also jumped off the page in light of these past few weeks...
I feel like shouting that you have no right to be and/or act cocky. I don't care if your the President of the United States you have no right to be cocky. (Side note... Don't confuse confidence with cocky) As a matter of fact this book I am reading talks about power and our use of it, I'll explain the idea like this... How did Jesus with the power of God use it? Was Jesus ever cocky? EVER? NO!!!
I am so emotional about this for some reason. I feel like people miss the point, people often get so caught up in themselves that they miss the reason God created them. People get blessed by God with talent and they often think it is all them... I understand a lot of my feelings are just me, but I also know that it is also because being cocky is against the character of God. It is really the opposite of God's character. If being humble is how we gain courage, honor, integrity, etc. then what is it we gain by being cocky?
God I pray that you open up an opportunity to talk about this in a way that builds You up. I pray that You continue to have me wrestle with the things that are against your character, I pray that I become more and more humble so that I can become more and more like You. After all I am a disciple of Jesus and if that is true I must continue to allow myself to be transformed by You, so that I can become like You.... Amen.
I personally don't think there is room to be cocky in the Kingdom of God. I personally don't think it is a characteristic of Christ so why would it be OK for someone to be cocky. I believe that cockiness comes from pride and the Bible doesn't speak highly of pride.
What happens when you have someone justify why someone is cocky? What if this person that is doing the justification isn't the person that has been labeled cocky? What if this justification is because of something he/she does or has done for a living?
I have been sitting on this and wondering how to confront this individual. I had an opportunity once and I let it pass, but God will not let me walk away from this so I am praying that God present me with another opportunity...
Well as irony would have it I have been reading a book called "Uprising" by Erwin McManus. Well the opening chapters talks about us becoming people of courage, integrity, honor, action, etc... Erwin explains that all of this starts with humility. Humility... Humility... Humility...
I have never met a humble cocky person. Have you? I have never met someone so prideful that they were humble... The words jumped off the page as I read them for several reasons, first and foremost because it talks about integrity which is how I try to live my life. Integrity is well defined in this book and has given me a fresh view of what I need to do as a man of God. However the words also jumped off the page in light of these past few weeks...
I feel like shouting that you have no right to be and/or act cocky. I don't care if your the President of the United States you have no right to be cocky. (Side note... Don't confuse confidence with cocky) As a matter of fact this book I am reading talks about power and our use of it, I'll explain the idea like this... How did Jesus with the power of God use it? Was Jesus ever cocky? EVER? NO!!!
I am so emotional about this for some reason. I feel like people miss the point, people often get so caught up in themselves that they miss the reason God created them. People get blessed by God with talent and they often think it is all them... I understand a lot of my feelings are just me, but I also know that it is also because being cocky is against the character of God. It is really the opposite of God's character. If being humble is how we gain courage, honor, integrity, etc. then what is it we gain by being cocky?
God I pray that you open up an opportunity to talk about this in a way that builds You up. I pray that You continue to have me wrestle with the things that are against your character, I pray that I become more and more humble so that I can become more and more like You. After all I am a disciple of Jesus and if that is true I must continue to allow myself to be transformed by You, so that I can become like You.... Amen.
posted by Andy Rainey at Monday, December 10, 2007
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