Pide of life

²⁰ When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”
²¹ David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. ²² I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”
²³ And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

This is a very good and clear example of pride of life. The state of which we see our own pride as important. That our own "face" is more important than Lord. David the king went around praising the LORD because he really wanted to and he went all out to praise him. He went around half-naked as a king, just wanting God, praising him with all his might. That sets a great example for all Israel to follow. Then when Michal confronted him, scolding him that it is unfit for a king to praise God like this, David spoke of his conviction - God chose David as king over everyone else and David is thankful to the Lord, that is why he praise. He said something that really spoke to me: I will become even more undignified than this, and I will b humiliated in my own eyes. Are we willing to do that? Are we willing to be undignified, self-humilate before the Lord, to bring ourselves to 0? To humble ourself to nothing? Are we willing? In this world where image is everything, i doubt many would be able to. It is a constant struggle but it should be done!