Proverbs 28:26 "Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe."
Short, sweet, and to the point.
When I think of trusting in myself, I think of taking a few steps and falling flat on my face - getting back up and taking a few steps and falling flat on my face - getting back up and taking another couple steps and falling flat on my face. I think there's a pattern here (and my nose is probably a bit flatter....).
There was a time, not so long ago that I thought I knew myself better than anyone else. I was broken and needed fixed. I knew what needed and what I didn't need. I knew how to help myself emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically. I knew what to do and when it needed done. I knew who was going to help me and who, no matter what they said, wasn't going to help. All because I knew myself and I knew what it would take to 'fix' me.
Well, I 'fixed' myself pretty well. But when I looked in the mirror, I saw my eyes where my ears were, my left arm was where my right ear was, my ears were where my feet should be (of course, they were - that's why I wasn't hearing the Lord telling me to stop trying to walk on my own).
I came to realize that I really stink at trying to fix myself. 'Let Go and Let God' is not just a cute little bumper sticker we see on cars. It's how Father means for us to live. My life is not my own, it's hidden with Christ in God - Colossians 3:3. I don't know myself - what I need - what I don't need when it comes to 'fixing' myself. Father does - I mean, c'mon - He's the one who created us.... who formed us in our mother's wombs. He is the one who can fix us, they way HE wants to, when HE wants to, and who he wants to use to do that (which, by the way) may be the person you least expect or really don't want to listen to.
God's wisdom is in our being teachable, not hard-headed know-it-alls. God's wisdom is in our willingness to humble ourselves before God and who puts in authority over us to help us, not in our pride and self-reliance.
God's wisdom is in walking the footsteps of Jesus and listening for His voice, before we use ours.
Healing Hand of God - Jeremy Camp
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