Scriptures to Slay Spiritual Pride and Itching Ears
I remember sitting in my studio a few years back, just staring at the wall, feeling like I had finally "arrived." I had the revelations flowing, the ministry was growing, and I felt like I was firing on all cylinders. But then, that still, small voice whispered something that brought me right back down to earth. It was a reminder that the moment we think we're "all that and a bag of chips," we’re actually in the most danger. We start to get puffed up in our own conceits, and that’s exactly when the enemy finds a foothold. The problem today is that we are surrounded by what I call "itching ears" churches. You know the ones—the huge auditoriums where the leadership props itself up by telling the crowd exactly what they want to hear. They offer a twelve-week course on prosperity but won't give you two minutes on how to actually carry your cross. They appeal to the flesh and ignore the spirit, leaving people spiritually malnourished while they feel ...