Realized yesterday I need growth when it comes to receiving correction. I was corrected at work by a leader who was looking out for me but had feelings inside that were defensive. I ask Father God to bless me with the spirit of being teachable always.

"The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall." Proverbs 10:8 (KJV)** We are living through one of the most remarkable periods in human history. Never before have ordinary men and women had access to so much information, so many tools, and so much computing power. Questions that once required hours of research can now be answered in seconds. Tasks that once consumed days can often be completed in minutes. Entire articles, presentations, marketing campaigns, business plans, and research summaries can be generated almost instantly. Yet as I observe what is happening around us, I am becoming increasingly convinced that one of the greatest dangers of the Age of AI is not technological. It is spiritual. Artificial Intelligence can help us produce more, but it cannot teach us how to govern ourselves. In many ways, AI is exposing a truth that Proverbs has been teaching for thousands of years: tools do not change character. They simply amplify it. That is why Proverbs 10 is so relevant to the times in which we live. Solomon begins by drawing a distinction between two kinds of people: *"The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall."* Notice that the difference between the wise man and the fool is not intelligence, education, talent, or access to information. The wise man is distinguished by his willingness to receive instruction. He understands that growth requires humility, that wisdom often arrives through correction, and that God's commandments are not burdens designed to restrict him but gifts designed to protect and guide him. The fool moves in the opposite direction. Rather than slowing down long enough to listen, learn, and develop understanding, he feels compelled to speak, react, and produce. He often mistakes activity for growth and output for wisdom, never realizing that an abundance of opinions is a poor substitute for genuine understanding. The danger in the Age of AI is that technology now gives him the ability to multiply those tendencies at unprecedented speed and scale.

Part of self mastery is not complaining about what is happening to you, but instead address how you will implement change in that area. Also when you feel like doing nothing, do something!

Today’s reading Day 349 talks about something that I have struggled with for years. I did not really identify it as an issue until this 12x process opened my eyes. I also heard a speech Sean gave that he has a tendency to want others to like him. I too have tha tendency and have sought out the recognition from certain leaders at my job. Understanding now that this is fundamentally off track from the mindset God wants me to have has been enlightening. I ask God as I step into this day to keep me humble and doing his work not for the recognition here on earth but the rewards promised in heaven.

This past week was a rough one for me and I found myself being short with people and not being as understanding as I usually am. If I'm honest I had to repent several times for the things I let come out of my mouth. I also found myself making excuses for not getting things done. I say all that to say this, when I look back on the week I realize my emotions were the only thing getting in my way. It wasn't the crazy schedule or the inconveniences, it was my attitude. I lost more time being in my feelings than I did with the obstacles I faced. Reading Proverbs really has me holding up a mirror seeing where I'm the problem. What are some things you're realizing about yourself?