the older I get, the less I know

As you get older, you’re supposed to grow in wisdom and understanding, right?

I feel as though I’m getting older and realizing just how much I DON’T know.

But I do know a few things:

I know that I haven’t figured out all my issues and I never will. As a matter of fact, there will only be more issues that arise as I get older.

I know that the more I try to understand my brain and emotions and how they all work together, the less I understand them.

I know that when I try to understand why a person acts the way they do, I don’t even know half of their story.

I know that when someone thinks they know it all and tries to prove it to me, that’s a good time for me to listen and not prove how much I don’t know.

I know that as much as I would like to grasp how immense God is, I can’t because I am human and He is greater than me. That’s like a fish trying to understand a human but with an even bigger gap in understanding.

I know that when I work to grow my knowledge of the world, I am exposed to just how vast and complex the world is.

I know that when I read a scripture for the 4th or 5th time, more is revealed to me than the first time I read it. I can’t imagine what God will reveal to me the 50th time I read it!

I wish I had the confidence in my knowledge that my teens have in themselves!