“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16
The key to being teachable is the willingness of each us to admit-confess our mistakes then learn from them.
Which of these two lists, describes your reaction when you make a mistake or fail:
Blame Others or Taking Responsibility
Repeat the same mistake or Learning from each mistake
Expecting never to fail again or Knowing failure is a part of progress
Expecting to continually fail or Maintain a positive attitude
Accepting tradition blindly or Challenging outdated assumptions
Being limited by past mistakes or Taking new risks
Thinking I am a failure or Believing something didn’t work
Quitting or Persevering
1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”