Day 28: Proverbs Road Trip

Proverbs 28:14, Blessed are those who have a tender conscience [fear to do wrong], but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

OK, I admit it, I'm selfish and stubborn. I hate to admit when I'm wrong. I struggle with that one. Even when I admit that I'm wrong, I find it hard to get past looking for everyone else's offense and simply deal with my own.

What I want is a tender conscience. I want to be pricked all the way to my heart when I am doing wrong - toward God and toward others. I've already experienced the serious trouble that comes from being too subborn to admit my failures.

I've learned what verse thirteen teaches, "People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy." I want to confess, forsake and receive mercy.

Goal for today: A tender heart.