The Background
My observation, after reading my Bible,
Observing fellow Christians,
And considering my own Christian life is:
Pride is the biggest problem,
For 99.9% plus of Christians!
You could not tell it though.
Christians don’t talk about it (much).
Preachers don’t preach on it (much).
But the problem remains!!!!
This was a really quick lesson for me!!!!
The Story
‘I’ve been a Christian for sixty-two years.
I have been a fencer for fifty-four years,
With a twenty-year break in the middle.
I was one of twenty-nine veteran fencers,
In the Australian Nationals competition.
The ‘pools’ were almost ready to start.
I was talking to a fencer named Frank.
Told me about his new body protector,
Showed it to me, told me it was great.
He had a big happy smile on his face.
All the while I’m thinking,
“Frank, you are a wimp!”
In the very first minute of my first bout,
I accidentally fleshed into my opponent,
Who had instinctively raised his elbow.
Crunch!
Did not win a single bout all afternoon,
Neither in the individuals or the teams.
A fellow clubmate watched it, and said,
“If you can’t laugh, your rib is broken.”
I most definitely could not laugh …
This proud idiot learned his lesson!’