Proverbs 13:9-10
9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
It is so easy for us to feel overwhelmed and almost drowning in darkness. I think we tend to forget that when we put our hope in God, he takes away the darkness and makes us the light. That doesn’t mean that all of our problems will suddenly go away and we will never hurt again, but it enables us to make it out unscathed. That light and that joy that we find in God is the light and joy that helps us get through the trials and the tough moments that may happen in our lives. He is sovereign over all of our troubles, and with him, all the darkness fades away.
10 Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.
It’s difficult to allow others to advise us or to give us words of wisdom. We like to think we have it all figured out and that we don’t need any help from others. There is a universal misunderstanding that asking for help is an indicator that we don’t have it all together. The reality of it is, we don’t have it all together and we will probably never have it all together. AND THAT IS OK! Sometimes we need the opinion of someone on the outside looking in because they will have a fresh perspective that we may never have been able to see on our own. Sometimes we just need the advice of someone who has been through it already and has learned from their mistakes. And sometimes we just need to hear that whatever it is that we are going through is not the end and that we are capable of getting through it. Allow others to advise you and to let you see the world from their perspective. You never know what you might be missing out on if you forget to open your eyes.