Pride, the Biggie!

The main thing I got out of C.S. Lewis' great book 'Mere Christianity' is that pride is at the root of ALL our sin. I think about that a lot. Prideful behavior is marked by a condescending attitude of arrogance; a lack of humility right? But what about all of us who tend to be paralyzed by insecurities? By the grace of God I begin to clearly see that all my insecurities are rooted in pride issues. The guy who constantly beats himself up is no more about humility from a pure heart than the haughty guy is. The repulsively insecure person can't love their neighbor very well because they have a fear of man; an obsession over the approval of man. It becomes so tiresome to live as a slave to pride and more importantly it dishonors God.