Brought Low

The painter we hired to do the interior of our house is in his late 60’s. As he was masking the laundry room baseboard he got down on the floor and then couldn’t get up because there wasn’t anything to grab hold of for support. Bill ask him why he didn’t call us so we could give him a helping hand. He laughed and unabashed said, “Because of pride.” The wisdom in Proverbs rings with truth, “A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor” (Proverbs 29:23 NIV).