Tonight was a learning experience (as is usual) and I learned that I'm not always right...shocker! I know. In all seriousness though, we can tend to start thinking that way and then we get knocked down a rung or two on the ladder and that's when it hurts. Personally, I would much rather climb down the ladder myself (of my own will) than get knocked down (equivalent of being humbled), wouldn't you? But sometimes I can be so dumb, and most of the time it takes me being knocked down from my spiritual pride so that I can learn. And that doesn't feel nice...but it's often needed. God has to discipline me sometimes, and that involves some pain and some heartache, but it's always for my own good. A good thing to remember though, "there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" and that means that we aren't being 'beaten'. Satan condemns us, God convicts us. There's a HUGE difference between the two!
That's my thoughts on this, and trust me...it's from personal experience (tonight, as I mentioned above). So it's still fresh. Lovely...next time, I think I'll climb down the ladder and humble myself. It's less painful and embarrassing!
God bless, and blog soon
