Open to Correction
Scripture – Proverbs 12:1-3: 1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man. 3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Reflection: How do you handle correction when it’s given to you? Unless I ask for help, I often resist and/or resent it. And I must admit that really is stupid.
I guess pride is the main thing that gets in the way. I hesitate to admit I don’t know how to do something. I’ll spend a lot of time trying to figure what to do – usually getting frustrated along the way. All the while, there are people around I could simply ask to help me.
Or there’s something I’ve been doing one way for years. Then someone comes along with an easier way to do it. Again, I resist changing because……well, it comes back to acting stupid.
Today’s technological advances have changed a lot of things. This is particularly true in the ways we communicate with one another. I will keep myself open to correction today. I’ll stop resisting new ways. How about you? What’s one new thing you might open yourself to or try out today?
Reflection: How do you handle correction when it’s given to you? Unless I ask for help, I often resist and/or resent it. And I must admit that really is stupid.
I guess pride is the main thing that gets in the way. I hesitate to admit I don’t know how to do something. I’ll spend a lot of time trying to figure what to do – usually getting frustrated along the way. All the while, there are people around I could simply ask to help me.
Or there’s something I’ve been doing one way for years. Then someone comes along with an easier way to do it. Again, I resist changing because……well, it comes back to acting stupid.
Today’s technological advances have changed a lot of things. This is particularly true in the ways we communicate with one another. I will keep myself open to correction today. I’ll stop resisting new ways. How about you? What’s one new thing you might open yourself to or try out today?
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