It is always in our best interest to receive instruction. There may be someone who knows just a little bit more about life or a certain situation than we do. To ignore instruction is to deny the possibility of bettering ourselves.
"He who heeds instruction and correction is [not only himself] in the way of life, but is a way of life for others. And he who neglects or refuses reproof [not only himself] goes astray, but causes to err and is a path toward ruin for others." Proverbs 10:17, Amplified
It has been said that the only Bible a person may read in their lifetime is you. Our actions speak so much more loudly than our words. At a couple's study yesterday, a friend of mine quoted someone and said, "Preach everyday, and if necessary use words." Everyone is a leader in and of themselves. There is always someone who is going to follow our lead.
To receive instruction, we begin a pathway to life. If we can receive instruction and correction from our fellow man, then to receive is from our heavenly Father will be much easier. Jesus said to Nicodemus in the Gospel of John, "If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" (John 3:12, NKJV)
Just as we have the ability to lead someone in the way of life, we also have the ability to teach them how to err and fall astray. All we need to do is be disobedient. Again, to reiterate this application, we will not listen to the instruction of man if we refuse the correction of God. In either case, someone is always following our lead. For parents it may be children, for employers it may be employees. In truth we do not know who is watching.
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