Spiritual Pride

Published on 17 July 2025 at 21:03

Comparison, Spiritual Pride, and the Truth About Love

Watering The Seed Podcast - Coach D. Jackson

A Deeper Look at Family, Faith, and the Need for Grace

Let’s go deeper.

Comparison isn’t just toxic — it’s spiritual warfare in disguise.

It’s a silent killer that not only divides families but invites spiritual pride to take root. And before we know it, we’re sitting at Sunday dinner passing judgment instead of passing grace.

Yes, God calls us to hate sin — but He never gave us the authority to hate people. Jesus is the judge. Period. And if we’re not careful, our religious beliefs can turn into barriers instead of bridges — all while we’re claiming to walk in love.

We say things like “love the sinner, hate the sin,”
…but secretly we’re just uncomfortable with someone else's process.
And that discomfort becomes distance.
That distance becomes gossip.
And that gossip becomes destruction.

But Jesus modeled a better way.

He sat with the broken, spoke life into the outcast, and corrected with compassion, not comparison. And He never needed someone to clean themselves up before He loved them.

So why do we?

Families don’t need another lecture. They need intercession.They need grace.They need space to grow and a safe place to fall.

What if we measured spiritual maturity not by how much Scripture we quote…but by how much grace we extend?

Let’s be real: the enemy isn’t just attacking our youth, our marriages, or our finances. He’s coming for unity — because where there is unity, there is power. Where there is comparison, that power is divided.

So, here's what we're doing starting today:

We stop idolizing perfection.
We stop weaponizing faith.
We start loving people through their process.

Every family has its struggles. But the ones that heal are the ones that choose compassion over criticism, love over legalism, and faith over fear.

Let your family culture be one of prayer, not pressure. Support, not shame. Healing, not hierarchy.

It’s time to break generational patterns of competition and comparison — and walk boldly in a love that actually reflects Christ.

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