How to Know If You're Prideful

Pride is one of the most dangerous sins in Scripture — and it almost never looks like arrogance. In this week's Monday Motivation, DJ takes an honest, convicting look at how pride quietly rewires the questions we ask: turning "What glorifies God?" into "What about me?" This isn't a video pointing fingers outward — DJ opens up about wrestling with his own pride and why he calls this one of the most personally hypocritical messages he's ever recorded.

Using Proverbs 16:18, James 4:3 and 4:6, John 3:30, Proverbs 12:15, Psalm 139:23-24, and Philippians 2:5-8, this episode traces pride through Scripture — from Satan's fall, to Eve in the garden, to the Tower of Babel, to King Nebuchadnezzar, to the Pharisees — and shows how the same root sin shows up differently every time. You'll walk away with three practical, biblical steps to fight pride this week: asking God to reveal it, practicing celebration over comparison, and fixing your eyes on Christ's example of humility.

If you've ever been offended when someone forgot to say thank you, struggled to celebrate someone else's success, replayed a comment in your head for days, or gotten defensive the moment you were corrected — this episode is for you.

Timestamps: 0:00 – The questions that expose pride 1:40 – It's not just another sin 3:20 – The filter pride puts over everything 4:10 – Pride's trail through Scripture 5:50 – How pride quietly changes the questions we ask 6:35 – Pride even corrupts our prayers 7:35 – Why we struggle to celebrate others 8:55 – Pride resists correction 9:35 – 3 ways to fight pride 12:40 – Grace for the humble