On having a humble opinion of oneself

“Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” Proverbs 16:19 NIV
“Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” Proverbs 16:19 NIV

Our egos are fragile things. How easy it is to have our egos bruised simply by someone pointing out some flaw that we have. Unfortunately, most of us have plenty of flaws, and if our friends and family members, not to mention our coaches, teachers and coworkers are honest with us, they will sometimes point them out.

Instead of getting upset about this, we should really thank them and consider how w…