Dismantling My Pride :: Emma Flaugher's Story [Episode 371]

StoryTellers Live

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Pride is often subtle, yet it quietly shapes what we love, pursue, and depend on. In today's episode, Emma Flaugher—who shared her story at our Charleston Live Gathering—speaks honestly about a lifelong struggle with pride and her deep desire for approval and applause. What began as faithful ministry leadership slowly became a place where the Lord exposed her craving for recognition and her tendency to find worth in the affirmation of others.

With humility, Emma shares how God, in His kindness, began to dismantle her self-reliance and redirect her heart. This is a story about conviction that leads to freedom—freedom from performing for people, freedom to embrace her limitations, and freedom to rest in God's approval alone. If you've ever wrestled with needing to be seen, valued, or applauded, Emma's story will gently point you back to the steady grace of a God who lovingly reshapes our hearts.

VERSE OF THE WEEK:

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK:

This week reflect on areas of pride in your life. What are you seeking when pride sneaks in? Affirmation? Value? Approval? intentionally shift your focus off yourself, acknowledge your limitations, and trust God.

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0:00.0	The beauty of the story and the reason I wanted to share it is because God didn't leave me right here.
0:08.4	He didn't just make me aware that pride was lurking behind the scenes of my work,
0:13.1	although that was a wonderful grace in and of itself. He did so much more than that.
0:17.9	He provided an answer for the problem of my pride. He showed me what was
0:23.2	waiting on the other side of that merry-go-round. And that was freedom. Welcome to the
0:29.3	Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women are gathering in homes across the country to share
0:34.4	stories of the hope found in Jesus. I'm Katie Dyn.
0:37.8	I'm Robin Cowan.
0:38.9	And I'm Lindy Walker.
0:40.1	And we are your podcast host.
0:43.2	Hi, we are back.
0:44.8	It's Wednesday, and we have another story of the hope found in Jesus.
0:48.8	And just so you know, all of our stories are recorded at live gatherings in our communities
0:53.9	around the country. And we are so excited that you can join any live gathering at any time. Just go to our website at storytellerslive.org. We've also linked our schedule in our show notes. We would love for you to be a part of one of our live gatherings. And do you all know, you don't have to have a ticket. Yes. You can just show up. You can come in your exercise. You can come in your workout. You may be sitting on the floor and that might be a good thing. But all women are welcome at all live gatherings and nothing is required of you. You don't need to know anyone there. You don't need to know the people hosting it. Yeah. And so we just want you to know
1:27.7	and be encouraged that all are welcome. And if there's not one in your area, reach out to us. We
1:32.5	launch communities at various times. And we would love to know that you're interested and be able to
1:38.6	talk to you a little bit more about that. And today we are bringing you a story from our Charleston
1:42.6	live gathering. And this is Emma Flore and oh, mine. If you are a woman, if you are a child, if you are leader, if you are 10 years old or you are 110 years old, this story is for you. It is about pride. And finding pride in ministry, finding pride in your gifts, and every single one can relate to this story.
2:04.6	And the verse of the week is perfect for this. And it's actually a verse that the Lord placed on Emma's heart as he began kind of chipping away at her pride. It comes from Psalm 139. And it's verses 23 and 24 that says,
2:16.8	search me God and know my heart test me and know my anxious
2:20.3	thoughts see if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting oh see if
2:26.6	there's any offensive way in me talk about humility yeah we hope that you will enjoy memorizing
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