How you regard the hand of God in your life and carrier or business is an indicator of the kinda attitude you carry. Unfortunately many successful people think that it was all about their hard work and commitment to their course that brought them success.Grateful hearts are always humble hearts.
A prideful attitude is seen in ingratitude. Take an example, in Christian giving, we are expected to give as a duty not for recognition. We give as a duty because we acknowledge God in gratitude for all he has placed at our disposal and so we give either for his work or to men in need as a response to our gratitude.
Unfortunately we see the greatest demonstration of pride in the act of giving in the lives of Christians. Many sacrifice huge amounts of money not because they sincerely want to show love but because they also want to be seen and heard and what is the end result? When they don’t get the reward or praises, they start talking ill. Proverbs 10:22( the blessings of the lord makes a person rich and does not add sorrow to it).
Most times people get rich but are still living in sorrow. The question that comes to mind is did God actually bless them or they got the fortune their way? Sooner, the answer clearer when they try to suppress others because of their riches or when they give a drop of water and expect all praises for it.
As Christians, the Bible teaches us not to make a big deal out of our giving but rather we should consider it a Christian duty so that we may keep away from pride and all other evil thoughts and attitudes that comes with having to give particularly to the poor.
It is sometimes good to share your passion for giving with a fellow Christian and even how you give to stir up the attitude of giving in the Christian. But care must be taken to see that it is done in humility and not out of pride. Our giving will attract God’s blessings. If it does not, then we need to watch out for the motives of giving or the attitude we put up when giving. Like scripture says in proverbs 19:17 – Giving to the poor is like lending to God he will pay in many folds. Unfortunately many prefer to give to the rich because of what they stand to benefit in due course.
We have as our Christian duty to give cheerfully and not out of force and when we give we should only regard it as our duty and remain humble even when we don’t receive appreciation.