Job 12:16 To Him [the Lord God] belongs strength and insight: both the deceived and the deceiver are His. [NIV]
As I've mentioned in previous posts, of late, two different people told me that I get caught up in trying to solve their problems and don't listen to them, the way they would want. I admire their courage in telling me this, but it's exactly what God wanted me to hear. I've spent lots of time prayerfully contemplating this.
God's been showing me many things, but am I using this insight for good or is it counter-productive? Am I just justifying my ego and blaming it on them, instead of listening to the lesson the Lord God has for me?
In reading this Bible verse, I've been both the deceived and the deceiver in this situation. I deceived myself in not even realizing I wasn't being there emotionally to really listen to them. I deceived myself into thinking that I was helping them fix any problems they might have had...like I, in and of myself, could solve those issues. Not only was I deceived in this, but maybe I was trying to have them think better of me for having the answer to all their problems. Although that wasn't really the case, because I was too busy trying to figure things out, to really listen to them the way they wanted.
