Being Right

When Jesus told his disciples to cast their nets on the other side of the ship, they could have stubbornly believed that they were right.  They knew how to fish, and they had already tried everything.  But in trusting that Christ knew something they didn't, they cast their net where he told them too and caught more than they thought possible!
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Jody Moore said on a podcast that "our brain would rather be right and miserable than wrong".  I think this is something good to think about, because admitting we are wrong, or that there is the possibility that we might be wrong, allows us to be open to learning more.

Sometimes the problem isn't that we are entirely wrong, but that we think we have the full knowledge of something and therefore are not open to learning more.  She gave the example of thinking she knew Heavenly Father, and therefore not looking to learn more about Him, but in realizing that she might not know everything, she discovered that He is so much more, and so much better than she thought, and was able to draw closer to Him.

I remember when one of my kids was having trouble with something at school and I told them repeatedly that they needed to go talk to their teacher.  They did not want to do that even though I thought it was the only way, or at least the "right" way to fix the trouble.  I was wrong.  They came up with their own way that was just as effective.

So when we are absolutely sure that we are right, it might be good to take a minute to think about the possibility that we might be missing something important, and we might, in fact, be wrong.  Admitting that there is at least a possibility of us being wrong can open us up to the possibility of learning new and important things.