Teachable

What does it mean to be teachable or correctable? I’m sure that everyone thinks that they’re teachable. But can you hear, hard to hear things about yourself without getting defensive or angry? To be sure, not everyone should have the right to point out things for correction in your life. Only trusted, wise friends with no agenda or ulterior motives, whom only have your betterment in mind, should get through your anti-idiot protection bubble. Pride has a funny way of overbuilding your good qualities and discounting your bad ones. (Don’t sweat it, everyone is like that.) Most men can admit to some bad qualities but they are usually limited in scope. The sense of self-preservation and aggrandizement we all have (Otherwise known as ego.) can keep us from a path of self-improvement. So I'll ask once again. Do you have trusted people in your life, whom can tell you hard to hear things about yourself and if so, can you hear them without losing your wig? Misplaced confidence in your good traits, talents and abilities is a good place to turn over and rotor-till the hard ground of your ego. That’s right. The places you think are all right and good, many times are bastions of personal pride. Are you a talented singer or musician? Big deal, I just saw three brothers 8, 12, and 13 years of age, on YouTube play like musical ninjas. (So much for that.) How about my ability to make money as a business man? I bet that the bad economy helped you with that point of pride. Some people are prideful about their intelligence or wit. Get over it. There’s always somebody smarter and sharper. Or what about your physical fitness, athletic abilities or stunning go looks? (Old age will eventually crush all that.) So with all that said. Are you correctable? It takes a real healthy striping down of ones ego and regular personal inventory and evaluation to be able to fully say yes. It also takes those earlier mentioned relationships that have license to speak into your life. The Spirit of God is the most gentile Councilor. He will show us our inner strongholds of pride and He will confirm the corrections we need as men, in our own spirits, by His Word and by our trusted friends. Hey it sounds like another good reason to have a tribe.