Pride Only Causes Strife

“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 NKJV

In an interesting article published by Runners World earlier this week titled “Scientists Say Runners Can Now Outrun the Wind—Here’s What Makes It Possible,” it was reported that a contraption, dubbed the Airshield, is currently being developed by Melanie Zeilinger, Dr. Andrea Carron, and Christina Spengler at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich University for use in an existing technique called “overspeed training.”Overspeed training, they went on to explain, is a method that allows an athlete to run faster than they are currently able by using artificial means. This helps the body learn the neuromuscular sequences required to run at that speed. The runner should then be theoretically able to recreate those sequences and reach that level of performance without the aid of wind blocking. “It’s an indescribable feeling. We’re used to a lot of air resistance when we run. The shield gets rid of all that. You feel as though you could fly,” says Swiss sprinter Géraldine Frey in a video created by Nicole Davidson and the university.

And, you know, when it comes to running our spiritual race as fast or as well as we can, the Bible is clear that pride is Satan’s greatest tool and has no place in the life of a Christian. You see, pride promotes strife because a haughty and high-handed person will always have a resistance to following God’s laws. Such a person displays a lack of humility and is hell-bent and intent on doing ‘my will’ rather than ‘Thy will.” Which is the very reason believers are told to “submit to God “ and “resist the devil” so “he will flee.” 

So knowing that pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall, let us choose to surrender our will and our ways to Jesus Christ every single day my friend. Let us choose to run to Him rather than the things of this world, knowing that by doing so we will one day experience the “indescribable feeling” of seeing Jesus face to face. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for reminding us that pride is a deadly sin that will lead only to our physical and spiritual demise. Please point out the areas in our lives that we need to submit to You and give us the strength to do it. It’s in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen. 

Happy Running!