People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed. Proverbs 13:13
Do you seek wisdom or sympathy? Sympathy is often much easier received than wisdom. Wisdom is not always what we want to hear, but we will soak up the sympathy. Sympathy tickles our ears and fits our fancy.
In 2 Timothy 4:3 it says a time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
Do you have someone who will speak truth into your life even if the truth is not really what you want to hear? Sometimes we need a word of encouragement, but sometimes we need a word of conviction.
Lord, help me listen to those who would speak truth into my life. I pray you would put others filled with your wisdom to guide me along your path. I pray Lord you would put people in my life to tell me what I need to hear and not what I want to hear. And give me ears to listen. Amen.
