Don’t get me wrong I love being a pastor but sometimes I wish I could feign ignorance.  I mean, when you’re job is to help people get closer to God you are often made aware of just how broken you are.  It’s like every time I sit down and reflect on my life I see more and more how messed up I am and how much I need to keep asking God to show me what keeps me from growing more like His son.

One area that I think is somewhat more of a guy problem that a girl problem is the area of pride.  We are taught to take pride in what we do as we grow up.  To delight in the work of our hands is reinforced by those around us as they applaud what we do.  But being broken, we take the work completed through us as it was all our idea.  Which lead us to the ‘stinkin thinkin’ that we know how to do it ‘better’ than everyone else.

This is what gets me in trouble.  This is what keeps me from trusting those around me.  This is what keeps me from working better on a team.  This is what makes me loose sleep while I worry about others at night.  This is what keeps me from becoming who God intended me to be.

I am prideful…

Reading Proverbs this morning I came across a funny passage.  The first 11 verses of chapter 26 talks about how if you deal with fools it is a waste of time.  It’s got some pretty funny sayings, you should read it.  Verse 11 is kind of famous, maybe you’ve heard it?  “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.”

So I feel good because I don’t think I’m foolish but then look at v.12 – “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?  There is more hope for a fool than for him.” SLAP!!!

Um…..I guess I better wake up and smell the coffee. My pride makes me even more of an idiot than the fool!  Ok God, I heard you.  Thanks for showing me ‘Your Wisdom’ so that I can get on with my life and help others instead of being put off about them not seeing things like I do.

I wonder if anyone out there has the same problem as me?  What has God slapped you around about lately?