When does ambition fail you?

As Napoleon’s story unfolds on screen, many may wonder how far ambition and pride can take you in life?

Napoleon Bonaparte was known for his hubris and how it drove him to the heights and depths of his life. His story proves that no one seems immune from the reality of the legendary proverb, regardless of whether you become Emperor of a nation or merely the king of your own domain.

Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. - Proverbs 16:18 (NLT)

Many may not know that this is a Biblical concept and that it is at the root of the original sin of mankind. Every person, barring one, in history has or will succumb to this nasty human trait that remains at the heart of all of humanity's failings. This metaphor for the human condition proves that pride is the problem in the story and that the escape from this vicious counterpart can only be found outside of ourselves.

Even though the disastrous nature of pride is introduced in the Bible, this book also provides the means of escaping its influence.

Humility is the antithesis of the vicious cycle of pride, exemplified by the person of Jesus.

“Do nothing from selfish ambition [rivalry] or conceit” - Philippians 2:3 (ESV)

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