Proverbs 1:5-6 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning: and a man of understanding shall [acquire] wise counsel, to understand a prover, and the interpretation: the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
I'm starting to realize I must have been pretty full of myself, to think I was wise and others would benefit from my suggestions to rectify their problems. See, the important part of this, is I thought I was wise and what I was sharing was wisdom that came from my mouth, which means I was taking credit for it. I feel like kicking myself when I think about this, because I'm really opposed to taking credit for things that come from God, but look... I did exactly what I'm opposed to!
On top of that, I convinced myself in believing that when I was sharing these suggestions with others, that I was really helping them. But the keyword to this problem in that sentence is underlined, the word I . When I struggled with my weight so much over the years, before God healed that issue, it was on my heart many times that the "I's and Me's" were what tripped me up so often! I used to ask, Dear God help me loose the weight. Lord, help me eat better. I want to be thin, Lord, help me loose all this weight.
It wasn't until I turned over all the control related to the "I's and Me's" and the Lord helped me with my overeating issues. I feel that turning control over to the Lord's very capable hands, was when He took control of my compulsion to overeat. After hearing how I try to have all the answers to others, rather than listening, I'm not as wise as I thought. I'm back into the I's and Me's on a whole other level, but it is basically the same thing within a disguise.
