"Behold, as for the proud one,
His soul is not right within
him;
But the righteous will be live by
his faith."
Habakkuk 1:5
"Man in his pomp, yet with-
out understanding,
Is like the beasts that
perish."
Psalm 49:20
Those are pretty dreary verses. Being prideful, depending on ourselves rather than God, putting ourselves in the center of our individual universes, does nothing good for us or for those around us. It distorts reality, perverts it.
But I read another verse in Habakkuk I want to share too:
"Look among the nations !
Observe!
Be astonished! Wonder!
Because I am doing some
thing in your days --
You would not believe if you
were told." Habakkuk 1:5