And there were many in the church who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah, therefore they dissented even from the church; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi exceedingly precarious and dangerous, notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites, and their great rejoicings which they had had because of their deliverance by the hand of the Lord.
We must be constantly vigilant that we do not let pride overtake us. When things go well, it is easy to take our blessings for granted and think that we somehow manufactured them on our own or that we are entitled to them. The natural man is cunning and stealthy. He will hide in the background of our minds until just the right moment, and then he will whisper in our ear, even as we are praising God, "Look at what we did. We're awesome! Let's celebrate our great achievement, and then let's just admire ourselves for a while. We worked hard and we earned it. Right?" He is insidious, and he never rests. We must watch for him and throw him out at any moment. Otherwise we will start to believe our own press clippings, and that leads only to disaster.
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