Have you ever heard, "God helps those who help themselves"?
Sounds Scriptural! BUT it is not!
This is actually a quote of Benjamin Franklin in "Poor Richard's Almanac"
of 1757. In fact it is the antitheist of what the Bible teaches.

Of Himself, Jesus said,
"So Jesus answered them by saying, 'I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way [in His turn].'" John 5:19 The Amplified Bible

Then to His disciples (and us),
"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing." John 15:5

Proverbs 28:26 makes very clear the folly of acting out of self:
"He who leans on, trust in, and is confident of his own mind and heart is a [self-confident] fool, BUT he who walks in skillful and godly Wisdom shall be delivered." (My emphasis)

Of those who would exalt themselves Scripture says:
"Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence, And claim a place among great men; It is better for him to say to you, 'Come up here,'
Than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman." Proverbs 25:6-7

"It is not...honorable to seek one's own honor." Proverbs 25:27

"'Though you build high like the eagle,
Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,' declares the Lord."  Obadiah 4

"And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." Matthew 23:12

And what are the results of this self deception?
*Spiritual bondage:
"He feeds on ashes, a deluded heart misleads him; He cannot save himself..." Isaiah 44:20

*Conceit is a result:
"If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
Galatians 6:3

*Carelessness with God's word is a result:
"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what is says." James 1:22

*An unbridled tongue is a result:
"If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless."
James 1:26

*A deceptive air of holiness is a result:
"If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us." 1 John 1:8

*Then the result is spiritual poverty:
"You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked."
Revelation 3:17

So what should our attitude be? The Apostle Paul states it very clearly in Philippians 2:5-8, "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in the appearance as a man, he humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death even death on the cross."

And Scripture tells us,
"Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." Romans 6:11

Hallelujah! Our lives are in Him and His Holy Spirit in us leads and guides moment by moment! Thank you Lord!