2nd Samuel 17:14. “And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, ‘The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.’ For the Lord had appointed to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.” THE EGOIST. Each one a leader of men wanted his own plan to be followed Opinions differ among them as to how God’s chosen king he could swallow And leave dead that the usurper could rise and claim leadership of the nation Egoists all have opinions as to what is best in any given situation Each will insist that all others are wrong, only his has a chance to succeed Scrap all the others you have planned; my plan is the only one you need.
It happened to better men than me and failure was the final result I learn from their mistakes, if my plan loses then it’s really my fault I should take the counsel of God and wait until the solution is plain If my one plan comes to naught, I am still able to begin again But if I “up the bottom” and force the matter to conclude I am in danger of finding myself in opposition to God.
The egoist insists he is right, and he may be for all of that But when his opinion is rejected there is no need for him to fall down flat
Stop being so self-centered; there may be a lesser plan you can alter Others may see your wisdom when their plans begin to falter Just consider you are not perfect, others have opinions too The end result is what really counts, not just to whom credit is due.
When you know failure can in no way be avoided Try to salvage what you can when the issue’s concluded Don’t gloat over the egoist’s downfall and lay blame Retain your integrity and respect; preserve the value of your name Some battles are lost in war, and thankfully some are won The insistent egoist has lost credibility, when the matter is finally done.
Your integrity you must maintain, even in a hopeless cause Instead of pressing ahead in pride, just quietly stay in your place During years of living often we will have to take a step back And watch to see God accomplish powerfully what we in weakness lack Then God gets all the glory, neither the egoist nor any other Will claim the key to the solution which belongs only to our Father.
“Father God, if there is a tendency in me to think I have all the answers – please silence me in whatever way is necessary. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”