Do we think that we are better than we are?

This is a question that has been playing on my mind recently.
I’d like you think that I am perfect, but I know that I’m not. 😦
I know this for certain, as the bible tells me so.

Romans 3 10-12
¹⁰ As it is written:

“There is no one righteous, not even one;
¹¹     there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.
¹² All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”

So, if the bible tells me that I’m not perfect, as there is no one righteous, then why do I have so much trouble truly knowing and understanding this?

I can know this in my mind, but my actions can speak a different story. My actions can sometimes bring me to the place of arrogance.

I don’t think that I’m generally an arrogant person (please, don’t let me know if you think differently 🙂 ).
I like to think that I’m a seeing and understanding person.
Oh dear, is that arrogance rearing it’s ugly head? (In a post about arrogance.)
Is there any hope for me? (Hopefully, the answer to that one is yes. 🙂 )

Part of my problem is that I can see things and get them very right, but in the same sentence, I can also get things very wrong, on a huge scale, to the point where onlookers can think, “What is going through his head?”

I do actually know this to be true. So when someone points out an error to me, I do want to know, if I have got something wrong.
My outward actions may speak a different story, but if I am wrong, then I would like to know it. So that I can then do better next time.

How do we react to correction is something that I have written about in a previous post of, Sahara desert or Sahara dessert?

Now, the bible also tells us to be bold.

Joshua 1:9
⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

2 Timothy 1:7
⁷ For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

In the above scripture it talks about us having power, but with love and self-discipline. Does having those last two characteristics make the difference between boldness and arrogance?

If we are operating from a position of love and self-discipline, then are we more likely to be keeping in step with Our Lord God’s will?

So if we are acting in our own strength, could we be heading towards arrogance, but if we are following the Lords prompting, then are we just being bold, acting out of obedience?

Keeping in step with Our Lord God can make all the difference.