Lately I have been struggling with the ideas I think to be correct and provable, only to be completely shot down. Whether this idea is how infrared vision works to politics. I have a lot of knowledge, 2 college degrees can make a man think he actually knows things. But in reality I am finding out more and more every day how much I do not know.
Maybe this is an offshoot of the fact that I am attempting to become a teacher. I am expected to know things and always be ready to show other people truth. I also often sit in my father's Sunday school class and have to occasionally correct some of the ideas coming from the class concerning theology.
It is so frustrating to make a statement in a debate, thinking you are 100% right, only to be proven 100% wrong. Part of me wants to deny it and argue, and part of me is so embarrassed to be proven wrong I just want to vacate the premises. This is unfortunately the pride rearing its ugly head. Why is it so hard to take correction lightly? Well I am working every day to get better at this, and Lord willing with his abundant grace I will continue to mature.
The question then becomes, do you avoid potential situations where you might be proved wrong and not speak, or just go on and attempt to stifle the selfish pride when it arrives?
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