Week 36 Day 4

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Admit Your Mistake

I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

John 10:28

“Unnumber’d years of bliss

I to my sheep will give;

And while my throne unshaken stands

Shall all my chosen live.”

Enough, my gracious Lord,

Let faith triumphant cry;

My heart can on this promise live,

Can with this promise die.

Once when angrily confronted by a member of his cabinet about an erroneous statement Lincoln had made earlier, Lincoln was quick to confess his mistake. “I . . . wish to make the personal acknowledgment that you were right and I was wrong,” he said calmly. Lincoln’s honest and prompt reply silenced his colleague. Abraham Lincoln was always quick to make a confession. He knew most people weren’t and that, by admitting his guilt, there was little more his agitator could say. Usually when one says, “I’m sorry,” that’s the end of the matter. Saying “I’m sorry” is probably one of the most disarming and beguiling ways to make up for a fault. Lincoln’s use of confession helped him to maintain the respect of his peers, and it helped others to be more transparent and honest with him. If you admit your mistakes more often, you’ll never have to worry about being wrong.