A
thought by Andy Stanley, (2009-04-23) from his book, The Best Question Ever (p. 165). The Doubleday Religious Publishing
Group. Kindle Edition.
And
then he follows that with, “The fool is the person who convinces himself that
he knows more than he really knows and doesn’t need to ask anybody anything. At
the end of the day, the wise man breaths a sigh of relief; the fool, a sigh of
regret.”
And
then he follows that with, “The fool is the person who convinces himself that
he knows more than he really knows and doesn’t need to ask anybody anything. At
the end of the day, the wise man breaths a sigh of relief; the fool, a sigh of
regret.”
And
that is so easy to do in making decisions because it is built into us that we
need to believe in ourselves. Have
confidence but it is also very important to have humility. And humility means we have a true assessment
of our abilities and we understand our limitations and our need to ask for help
when we know we need it. But pride gets
in the way of humility doesn’t it? So we
tread in places where we convince ourselves that we know more than we really
know and we don’t need anybody’s help.
That is where the sleepless, restless nights come in.
But
we are afraid to ask because we think it shows we are weak.
Andy
says, “Bottom line, when we resist presenting our options to the wise people
around us for fear of hearing what we don’t want to hear, we are fools. When we
insist on ignoring the warning signs and pressing on anyway, we are fools. And
in the end, we pay. Fools always pay.”
So
which do you want to be, a wise person or a fool?
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