Psalm 139:23,24—Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Two words in the English language frequently reveal conceit—"I can’t". Whenever I say "I can’t" in the context of not doing what should be done, I profess to know myself and my limitations and therefore to pronounce what I will not do. Of course I have the right to state what I am unwilling to do. But it is not a question of rights when conceit is exposed, rather it is a question of will.
God sees me for who and what I really am. All the most clever observations I utter about myself, the most thoughtful pronouncements fall infinitely short of God’s understanding of who I am. Therefore in order to expunge my own conceit I must declare with King David, "Search me, O God!" You truly know what lies in my heart. You can get inside my head for You know all my thoughts. You see that which needs repairing. Forgive me for pretending to suggest I know what’s best for me. Repair what’s broken in me. Lead me in Your way, the way that lasts forever!
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