Instruction and Knowledge

I named my blog "he who loves instruction, loves knowledge" on Christmas day this past year.  I was sitting in the living trying to come up with a name when I thought about my favorite Bible verse.  Proverbs 12:1 says, "A man who loves instruction, loves knowledge.  But a man who hates correction is stupid."  That is not only my favorite verse but also one of my life verses.  Many times in my life I have thought I had all the answers.  I don't know why I would think that, but everyone has weaknesses.  Thinking I know what's going on is one of my weaknesses.  I first read this verse my sophomore year of high school.  I was reading through the book of proverbs, and one day I came across this verse.  As soon as I read it, I heard God speaking to me.  I knew I had made a mistake, and this mistake could be a big problem in my present and future life if I didn't fix or try to fix it.  Since then I've tried my best to always look to God to know where I'm going and what's going to happen. I have to love instruction from God, and I have to love the corrections He gives me.  I do not know what is going to happen tonight, tomorrow, next week, or even ten years from now, but God does and He will take me there if I follow.  That is one of my biggest goals in my life.  To listen to, accept, and follow God's instruction and corrections in my life.