Need to be right

#6 of the 10 things I must give up to move forward according to Marc is my need to be right....oh dear.  KavinCoach took weeks and months trying to convince me that sometimes I am right.  I had the opposite situation I never believed I was right.  I always believed I was in the wrong and apologized constantly.  Here is the weird thing to me, in order to move forward, I need to feel like I am going in the right direction.  I believe what is intended that if I believe I am right in everything I have nothing new to learn.  The very essence of learning things is changing what was wrong or changing up with something better than before.  This is easier for me to see in other people.  I watched people destroy relationships in their quest to be right above everything.  KavinCoach worked at teaching me to stand up for myself and believe I am sometimes right.  All or nothing think bogs me down and keeps me from progressing.  Counseling is one session after another telling me how I screwed up and what I need to do to fix it.  I believe a better way to phrase #6 the need to be right always.  For me, this concept is encompassed by humility.  The essence of humility, to me, is the state of being that allows me to be taught, acknowledging that I don't know everything.  I need to assess honestly.  I need to recognize when I am right and accept correction when I am wrong.  I can allow someone else to believe differently than I do without jumping in and saying, "I'm right and you're wrong."  Because many times it is a difference of opinion that has little or nothing to do with right or wrong.  To me I need the humility to recognize the areas I need to change and the self confidence to know when I am heading in the right direction.  I believe Christ is humble, yet he knew who he was and what he needed to do.  However, in Gethsemane he descended below all and suffered for the sins of all of us.  He entreated Heavenly Father that the cup would pass from him but he aligned his will to His Father's breaking the bonds of sin and death.  Christ exemplifies the interesting paradox of humility and knowing your strengths and value.  My desire is to become more like Christ.  I don't always need to be right.  I believe I have many areas that need improvement.  I need to acknowledge and recognize my strengths so I can move forward in life with courage in my heart and hope in my steps.


Link to Amazing Grace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO5y2O_hv3I&fb_source=message 
Link to How Great Thou Art: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLMzr3PFgk