Proverbs 9
"Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
Reprove a wise man and he will love you." - Proverbs 9:8.
When someone reproves me, it is so easy to try to justify my actions. I have a reason for what I do and my natural inclination is to defend myself. But wisdom says to listen and learn. The wise man loves reproof, for it leads him into a fuller understanding of the truth. The wise man is more concerned with 'truth" than how he looks or is perceived by others. When someone points out my errors, I have a choice to respond as a scoffer or learn and respond like the wise man. My struggle is to respond in wisdom. Does anyone else have the same struggle?
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3 comments:
Webster's says reprove means "to criticize,gently" or "to express strong disapproval of"....Yes, it is hard for me to accept reproof, even gently, from anyone. Does this mean that I am not wise ? probably. Lord, help me to listen and Learn. I seek you alone for wisdom.
My favorite verse in Prov 9 is vs. 10 " the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"...( repeated in Job, Psalms, and I'm sure other proverbs)....Lord , I fear you , not because of your punishment for my sins( deserved, but paid for)but that fear that creeps in when I am disobedient to you, a fear that I will not be with you forever, which is all that matters. You are so Awesome, my God and my Lord.....and then, vs.11 "for by me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you." Thank you, Jesus !!!!!
I know when I am rebuked, I want to lash out. I get my feeling hurt and then try to justify what I have done. Pastor Tye, as you said, we have a choice to make. Do we lash out or do we learn and change? Lord, my prayer is that You help me to learn from my mistakes and place me on the path that You want me to be on.
Criticism! It always strums the dissident chord of pride in me. Yet, if the the topic at hand is something I hold dear in my heart such as guitar playing or surfing or my son, my attention is acute. Why is that? I believe love is the conquerer of pride allowing us to glean positivity from any reproof.
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