Admit when you mess up

Friends are great, right? But what about when they confront us or challenge us when we mess up big time? Are we likely to admit we were wrong or, will we treat it like a weird blip in the friendship and wait for normal service to resume? Let's face it...if they were 'real' friends they wouldn't be judging us and the way we live would they? Oh really...

Proverbs 11 is full of little warnings about how to conduct ourselves and gives advice on how to keep ourselves healthy. This includes taking a good hard look in the mirror and admitting when we've messed up. 'Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom' (Proverbs 11:2 NLT). Yes, admitting we're wrong is a tough pill to swallow, but it's not too hard to get over, right? Well, Proverbs 11 is just getting warmed up: 'Where there is no counsel, the people fall' (Proverbs 11:14 NKJV). To put it bluntly, it's not enough to quietly admit to ourselves that we were wrong - we need to make the decision to take on board the advice that good, trusted friends give us.

It's useful to keep in mind that the book of Proverbs was written over a thousand years ago, to the people of that time - they experienced the same day-to-day relationship issues that we do. It's a timeless training manual for people to grow in godliness: God's word squarely focused on us.



So what now? Any friends you need to take some advice from? Humble up and organise a chat.





— SCRIPTURE —

'Where there is no counsel, the people fall.' Proverbs 11:14 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

Rev 1-4, Luke 17:1-19, Ps 26, Pro 7:26-27