One the biggest barriers to acquire wisdom is thinking that you already have enough wisdom, that you-know-it-all, that you don’t need anybody to teach you anything. The worst blindness is when you don’t want to see. The weight of maintaining a mask on you is heavy. You need freedom. You need transformation. Being honest is a start. Then you open yourself, you receive a good heart from God, you become teachable, able to grow and bless others; able to built instead of destroy.
A wise heart takes orders; an empty head will come unglued. Honesty lives confident and carefree, but Shifty is sure to be exposed. An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace. The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering. You’ll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight, but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face. The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.
(Proverbs 10:8-14 MSG)
Prayer: Let me take orders. I want to be teachable. I don't want to be stubborn and blind. Let me be honest, not evasive or false. Let my mouth become a life-giving well to build up and not to destroy or discourage people around me. Let me acquire wisdom and insight. Help me to be quiet, to listen and not to pretend that I-know-it-all. Oh Lord, I still need to learn a lot! Give me a teachable heart.
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