You are not a king or a queen!

So many people live like kings and queens, here in America. We are so blessed with comforts and conveniences, that we don't even know what the woman meant in Proverbs 31 when she said "don't give your ways to that which destroys kings." Pride, pride, pride and convenience is at the top of the list of things that destroys kings. It is not for kings to drink wine! It is not for princes to drink intoxicating drink. It is not for those who have the highest judgements, to give themselves to the affectations of their senses. What does that mean in America? All of our politicians sit in judgement innebriated or after innebriation. What is a sober judgement? What is the judgement of those who live a moderate life? A life of moderation in a world of excess is choosing to live moderately when you could gouge your senses with comforts. "It doesn't hurt me a bit!" we say because we live in our padded and comforting homes. We can sit back and feel nothing in the midst of great wealth. How hard, Jesus says for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. We do not come to Jesus for the grace to live day by day, because we think, "we got this!" I need You Jesus is the life of faith. I need your grace to live in a rich land. Don't let me be innebriated by the wealth of our nation. Don't let me be blinded by the comforts of my life. Help me to truly love you and trust you and not be deceived by my own wicked heart. Your ways to that which destroys kings...? Pride, comforts, insensitivity, Sober me through access and guidance in Your Word my Lord! Help me to be lifted from the poverty of my exalted view of myself, that is poverty of soul indeed. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!