WoW... Do you know someone who was born knowing EVERYTHING??... WELL... I was born knowing everything! (yep! that's what I thought) since I can remember... "I know" has been my favorite "phrase" ... I have said "I know" so many times... without knowing that I didn't know anything at all!!!
Last Sunday I was reminded of it... 'cause in the sermon Joshua said.... " When I was a little boy my uncle used to tell me... 'don't chew with your mouth open' ... and I would even chew harder and with my mouth open even wider... how could he tell me that?? I knew what I was doing... I was 6 years old!" ... and we all laughed when he said that... 'cause he said "I was 6 years old" as if he was a big boy who knew everything.... who nobody could teach him anything at all... of course he was mentioning this in the sermon to make us reflect on how we act even with GOD... we are so arrogant and proud... even without knowing it...
So ... I started thinking about how many times I've been like that... and it's been so many that I am embarrassed... It's amazing how many times my mom or dad tried to explain something to me... and I got frustrated 'cause ... I KNEW IT ALL!!! I closed my ears to their advice... I was so smart in my own opinion!" and that was so stupid!!!.... Now I can really appreciate their patience with me... wow! they knew that sooner or later I was going to realize they were right.... they tried to give me their advice to make it sooner for me.... to avoid me the pain of learning "the hard way" but I was such a big head!!! and I always Knew!!! I remember myself not paying attention many times in class 'cause they were things that I already "knew" ... or not paying attention in church 'cause "Oh! I've heard that before!" ... or my pastor telling me to do one thing but I would do exactly the opposite... 'cause in my mind I thought: "he doesn't really know" my "situation is different" ... until "pum, zock, cuaz, paz!" (just look at my face in the picture hahaha)... I found in painful ways... that I was so wrong... I fell so many times... and do you know what I did when I was still on the floor after falling??? Do you think I learned my lesson??? Well ... no! many times even still on the floor I kept saying:"I know! I know!" .... Now... even when I write this posts in my blog... I feel terrified to have that attitude, I ask God to save me from myself... 'cause the worst things that have ever happened to me have all of them been because of my pride.. for following my own "smart ideas"... for feeling "I knew it all".
Last Sunday I was reminded of it... 'cause in the sermon Joshua said.... " When I was a little boy my uncle used to tell me... 'don't chew with your mouth open' ... and I would even chew harder and with my mouth open even wider... how could he tell me that?? I knew what I was doing... I was 6 years old!" ... and we all laughed when he said that... 'cause he said "I was 6 years old" as if he was a big boy who knew everything.... who nobody could teach him anything at all... of course he was mentioning this in the sermon to make us reflect on how we act even with GOD... we are so arrogant and proud... even without knowing it...
So ... I started thinking about how many times I've been like that... and it's been so many that I am embarrassed... It's amazing how many times my mom or dad tried to explain something to me... and I got frustrated 'cause ... I KNEW IT ALL!!! I closed my ears to their advice... I was so smart in my own opinion!" and that was so stupid!!!.... Now I can really appreciate their patience with me... wow! they knew that sooner or later I was going to realize they were right.... they tried to give me their advice to make it sooner for me.... to avoid me the pain of learning "the hard way" but I was such a big head!!! and I always Knew!!! I remember myself not paying attention many times in class 'cause they were things that I already "knew" ... or not paying attention in church 'cause "Oh! I've heard that before!" ... or my pastor telling me to do one thing but I would do exactly the opposite... 'cause in my mind I thought: "he doesn't really know" my "situation is different" ... until "pum, zock, cuaz, paz!" (just look at my face in the picture hahaha)... I found in painful ways... that I was so wrong... I fell so many times... and do you know what I did when I was still on the floor after falling??? Do you think I learned my lesson??? Well ... no! many times even still on the floor I kept saying:"I know! I know!" .... Now... even when I write this posts in my blog... I feel terrified to have that attitude, I ask God to save me from myself... 'cause the worst things that have ever happened to me have all of them been because of my pride.. for following my own "smart ideas"... for feeling "I knew it all".
It's amazing but I didn't even know that I was being proud. (MAN! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!!!)
Are we like that with God too??? if we have been like that to the authorities HE has provided for our own protection... then... I know we do it to HIM.... it's sad but we even "pray" asking for HIS wisdom and will... but in our hearts already set to do what "we want to do" ... looking even in the Bible for verses that will even "agree" with us.... etc... etc...
what can I say??? I just can say... God... I NEED YOU... THANKS FOR MY PARENTS... FOR MY PASTOR.... FOR THOSE WISE PEOPLE YOU HAVE PROVIDED! it's better for me to listen than to speak! make me really listen... to your voice....
the weird thing is that ... after all... when we are still blind and deaf because of our own "loud voice saying I know" we say... why doesn't God speak to me??? Why did He let me go through this and that??? .... when all we needed to do... was... to be quiet... silent....
ok... I will be quiet now.... I won't say more....
God Bless you!
"Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish". Proverbs 12:11
Are we like that with God too??? if we have been like that to the authorities HE has provided for our own protection... then... I know we do it to HIM.... it's sad but we even "pray" asking for HIS wisdom and will... but in our hearts already set to do what "we want to do" ... looking even in the Bible for verses that will even "agree" with us.... etc... etc...
what can I say??? I just can say... God... I NEED YOU... THANKS FOR MY PARENTS... FOR MY PASTOR.... FOR THOSE WISE PEOPLE YOU HAVE PROVIDED! it's better for me to listen than to speak! make me really listen... to your voice....
the weird thing is that ... after all... when we are still blind and deaf because of our own "loud voice saying I know" we say... why doesn't God speak to me??? Why did He let me go through this and that??? .... when all we needed to do... was... to be quiet... silent....
ok... I will be quiet now.... I won't say more....
God Bless you!
"Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish". Proverbs 12:11
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Wow, yea, that's a good one.
Yup, I've been there far too many times, my friend. I think I know your feeling.
My grandpa used to tell us this saying when we were kids, he would say, "yo solo se que no se nada." He was right, in a sense. It made me think of how when we think we know it all we come to the realization that every day we learn more and more so it's always a work in progress. And then also the thing about pride kicks in, with the "are we able to receive counsel from others?" I admit that for me sometimes that can be really hard, because i want to figure it out "A la mexicana!" or something. I've got my share of mistakes because of that. so yea... it reminds me of the proverb you posted, and how it talks in the Bible that in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
That is so true. I always think I know it all and it is humbling to think that I don't really.
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