Four Exit Denial

"Belief causes behavior." If what you are believing (and the resulting behavior) is wrong......would you want to know about it? 

I believe that most of us do not want anyone telling us that we are wrong, ever! For example, how to raise your children, how you treat your wife, social drinking, how to spend your money, how you spend your discretionary time, and your use of money, and when you worry. How about how you treat people who are beneath you, how you react when caught speeding, when you are overcharged, when you are criticized, and when pride & selfishness are obvious. Stuff like that.

Methinks that there very few of us are secure enough in our daily walk with Christ, that we can actually humbly accept with thankfulness, anyone telling us we are wrong....about anything. And I believe it is primarily needed in the home, in my marriage/ That is where it is needed the mostest, where it needs to happen often.. . and, thankfully, in our home, it does! 

We have made a kind of fun thing out of insisting that we say out loud: "I was wwwrronngg." Amazing how hard it is to get that word out of my mouth! :) Dr. Henry Brandt in his book HEART OF THE PROBLEM tells a story of how he was driving on the freeway one day, and his wife pointed out he was going the wrong way (to Detroit). Although he immediately realized that she was right, (and he was wrong), its irritated him. He kept on driving....and went by the next three exits where he could have turned around before he was willing to admit that he was wrong, and turn back. Interesting, huh?! And that is from one of the best! Ever been there?

Is there anybody out there who can beat a stubborn, proud, 'five exit denial'? 

bh February 16, 2008
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