"Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."
Proverbs 27:2 (NKJV)
When you go somewhere to buy something, you expect the salesperson to be positive about what they are selling you. No matter what the product might be, the people working for the company will tell you how great the thing that they are selling is, and why you should buy it. But the real question is, what kind of reviews has that product and that company received from people who have bought that product and have used it? It is always good to check the user reviews about something, and not just listen to what the people with the product have to say.
As Proverbs 27:2 tells us, it is not right for us to just praise ourselves and talk about how wonderful we are, that gets into pride. We may really be wonderful people, but it is not so wonderful if we are the only one who is always talking about how great we are. The real question is, what do others say about us? What kind of "user reviews" are we getting from other people? We may talk about how great we are, but if everyone else who knows us has nothing positive to say, then we have a problem.
It is interesting to see how often character and reputation are talked about in the Bible. Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:1-2, 7, 10 all talk about looking for people with good reputations to fill places of service and leadership. Someone may tell you about their talent and what they have done, but, what kind of "user reviews" have they received? While we should not do things to just try and get other people to praise us, or live our life for the approval of others, what others say about us shows what kind of reputation we have, which impacts our influence on, and ability to help, others.
Proverbs 27:2 (NKJV)
When you go somewhere to buy something, you expect the salesperson to be positive about what they are selling you. No matter what the product might be, the people working for the company will tell you how great the thing that they are selling is, and why you should buy it. But the real question is, what kind of reviews has that product and that company received from people who have bought that product and have used it? It is always good to check the user reviews about something, and not just listen to what the people with the product have to say.
As Proverbs 27:2 tells us, it is not right for us to just praise ourselves and talk about how wonderful we are, that gets into pride. We may really be wonderful people, but it is not so wonderful if we are the only one who is always talking about how great we are. The real question is, what do others say about us? What kind of "user reviews" are we getting from other people? We may talk about how great we are, but if everyone else who knows us has nothing positive to say, then we have a problem.
It is interesting to see how often character and reputation are talked about in the Bible. Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:1-2, 7, 10 all talk about looking for people with good reputations to fill places of service and leadership. Someone may tell you about their talent and what they have done, but, what kind of "user reviews" have they received? While we should not do things to just try and get other people to praise us, or live our life for the approval of others, what others say about us shows what kind of reputation we have, which impacts our influence on, and ability to help, others.
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