inside out.... or outside in....?

This morning I read a Proverb 
and when I read it... 
I usually think of someone else.....     
- Yup, 
       Glad I'm not like them....
            Glad I don't do that....       

Hmm....     

Pv 27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike; 
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.          

The challenge to me is.... 
What if I am that person? 
What if my situational / relational skills are missing 
recognizing that piece in ME?        

Interesting that the very next verse addresses that...

27:17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.

I NEED outside perspective
I need someone else to help me see my blind spots
I need someone to care enough
to be brave enough
to cut through my protective layers
and ask me if I want to
KNOW.

Lord, some days I feel fragile
that I always get it wrong...

Thank You for encouraging me on those days
through friends and brothers....

But I want to move past that....
But I want to change
I want to get it 'better'
and I need those in my life
who will call me to see
what I can't from 'inside'

I thank You in advance
for putting those folks in my life
and I give permission to speak the difficult words
of correction.

Thank You Lord,
for not leaving me
the way I am....

And loving me
right now. :)

PJ