Not so smart, after all!

“Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to others.” (Proverbs 12:15, NLT)

One of my major weaknesses is my propensity to think that I am so smart. I need to realize that most of the time I am NOT the smartest person in the room! My lack of knowledge is vast and bottomless. If I really believed this, I would take every advantage possible to listen and learn from others. I would swallow my pride, walk across the room, and ask other people questions. I would become so much more inquisitive.

“God, please help me to see how shallow my own wisdom really is. Please put in me a thirst to gain wisdom CHIEFLY from You, but also from the people that you have put in my path. Forgive me of pride, criticism, and ego.”