Don't Be Stupid.
”Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.“
Proverbs 12:1 NIV
"This Proverb become personal to me years ago when I was just starting in ministry and I thought I knew everything.
By the way, everyone in their 20s think they know it all. What a joke!
My Pastor at that time had gently corrected me on something that needed correction.
I gave him the external nod of agreement, but I did NOT receive the correction in my heart.
Inwardly, my thought was - "I am a man of God, he doesn't get it."
So that night, I went home to read my Bible, and the first verse I read was the above Proverb.
God has a sense of humor and He will keep you accountable.
So I repented of my pride and insecure ego and embraced the correction that I certainly needed.
And that my friends is why a Proverb a day, keeps the stupid away."
- Pastor Marco DeBarros
Proverbs 12:1 NIV
"This Proverb become personal to me years ago when I was just starting in ministry and I thought I knew everything.
By the way, everyone in their 20s think they know it all. What a joke!
My Pastor at that time had gently corrected me on something that needed correction.
I gave him the external nod of agreement, but I did NOT receive the correction in my heart.
Inwardly, my thought was - "I am a man of God, he doesn't get it."
So that night, I went home to read my Bible, and the first verse I read was the above Proverb.
God has a sense of humor and He will keep you accountable.
So I repented of my pride and insecure ego and embraced the correction that I certainly needed.
And that my friends is why a Proverb a day, keeps the stupid away."
- Pastor Marco DeBarros
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