Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. (Proverbs 12:1)

Can I be honest with you?  I really don’t care for this verse!  Okay, the truth is it’s convicting.  It has convicted me to the very depth of my soul.  The reason I don’t like it is because I feel this verse was written for me.  I’ve been stupid.  I love to give instruction, teach, and share what God is doing.  But quite frankly, something I’ve noticed in this last year is that I don’t take instruction well.  I’m not sure what it is inside me that just rebels when someone points out a fault I have or something that I could work on.

In this, I’m learning that I need to step back, breathe, and accept every new challenge!  I don’t know everything!  Yep, it’s true!  I’m still learning and the more I learn, the more I see I have yet to learn.  Thankfully, I’m young…  I have a lot of time left to learn who and what I need to be in Christ.  I just wish that the learning curve was a little quicker!

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