Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Advice to My Children No. 3


3- Practice admitting freely your own mistakes and imperfections.  Readily and sincerely apologizing for them, even when you risk ridicule (this feels a lot better than you think). Know that those worth apologizing to will not ridicule you, but readily forgive you...later if not immediately. Those who are not secure in their being will take advantage of what they interpret as an exposed weakness, but it will not kill you. You will have the peace of knowing you did right in trying to correct your mistakes, and the insecure will probably grow from your example. Do not grovel or apologize for things you ought not. Look to Christ's example to know the difference.

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