President Ezra Taft Benson once said,
"Essentially, pride is a “my will” rather than “thy will” approach to life."
Pride is a high opinion of one's importance, dignity, or merit. Pride is when we refuse to accept the will of others, especially Heavenly Father. Our father in Heaven knows all things. We must not allow ourselves to think that we know better. It is easy for us to justify our actions or feelings when we have already planned out a "better way". In Isaiah 55 it says,
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Although we may not understand we can see that the Lord always knows better than we do. That is why he requires a humble heart. As we humble ourselves before the Lord he will more easily be able to take control of our lives. He knows us and loves us and he knows what we go through, but he warns us that we must be humble and accept his will.
One of the dangers of today is forgetting God. He is there. He always has been and will always be there. He created us and has given us everything we need. The danger is that we forget where we came from and why we are here. The attitude of today is more is better, money is power, everything is about me, etc. These attitudes present us with the trap of thinking that all of MY accomplishments are thanks to ME.
Pride is a barrier that keeps us from receiving the blessings that God has for us. It keeps us from heavenly feelings such as gratitude, love, and joy for others. In place of these we often feel anger, jealousy, and entitlement. In order to protect ourselves from these feelings we must remember God in all things. He loves us and wants to help us through this hard life. When we let go of pride and soften our hearts we allow God into our lives. He will better be able to guide us. I love him and I am thankful for him. Pride is something that we all suffer with but I know that when we truly let go of pride we will find true happiness.