Humility: The Key to Childlike Faith Series Part 3 - Pride Prevents Spiritual Intimacy

Throughout our series called Humility: The Key to Childlike Faith, we have explored the idea that being effective in the Kingdom of God revolves around being truly and authentically humble. Last week, we talked about the fact that pride prevents personal and spiritual progress. This week, we’re looking at something else that pride prevents: spiritual intimacy. The word intimacy has lots of different applications, but it always includes elements of mutuality, vulnerability, safety, trust, honesty and openness. It’s the same in our relationship with God. Unless both parties embrace those elements, that relationship lacks intimacy and morphs into something unhealthy, unpleasant and unfulfilling.