Why Being Right Can Still Be Wrong
Winning arguments often costs the relationships that matter most. Choose humility, connection, and wisdom over pride. True victory comes from unity, not proving a point.
Monday, December 8, 2025
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
C.S. Lewis
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
Daily Vitamin: Let humility lead the conversation.
Inspirational Story: Humility heals what pride breaks.
Fruit of the Spirit: Romans 15:13
DAILY VITAMIN
Let humility lead the conversation.
Arguments tempt us to defend ourselves instead of protecting the relationship. Choosing humility doesn’t make you weak; it makes you wise.
Pray for awareness to see when pride is driving your reaction.
Practice silence before responding in moments of tension.
Replace one defensive thought with one gracious response today.
INSPIRATIONAL STORY
Why Being Right Can Still Be Wrong
You’re in the middle of an argument.
You feel your chest tighten.
Your voice gets sharper.
You just know you’re right.
And suddenly the goal shifts from solving the problem to proving your point.
But have you ever paused and asked yourself:
“Would I rather be right and lose… or be wrong and win?”
Being right can cost you what matters most.
Think about the last time you “won” an argument.
Did you actually win? Or did you lose something else (peace, connection, trust, intimacy, unity)?
Sometimes, you walk away victorious but feel empty. Because being right doesn’t repair anything. It doesn’t bring you closer. It doesn’t heal the moment.
You can win the argument and lose the relationship.
And deep down, you know the price isn’t worth the victory.
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13 that without love, you can literally speak the oracles of God in a heavenly language, and it’s still meaningless.
Love opens the door for truth to walk in.
Being wrong doesn’t make you weak; it makes you wise.
Imagine this for a moment:
You’re in a meeting at work, and someone challenges your idea.
Your first instinct is to defend it. To protect your ego. To prove you’re smart and capable.
But what if instead of fighting, you looked at it differently?
What if being “wrong” opens the door to learning?
What if letting go of your need to be right actually moves the team forward?
What if humility creates progress that pride never could?
Being wrong isn’t failure. It’s feedback. It’s growth. It’s movement.
Pride builds walls. Humility builds bridges.
The Bible says this so clearly in Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Pride will wreck more than it will ever repair.
Humility (the willingness to listen, to learn, to let go) is what strengthens relationships, creates solutions, and brings peace.
And sometimes the greatest strength is choosing unity over ego.
If you’re in a marriage, winning means choosing connection instead of scoring points.
In friendships, winning means listening instead of reacting.
If you’re in leadership, winning means elevating the team, not your image.
In a family, winning means restoring peace, not winning debates.
Sometimes the real victory is simply preserving love.
So ask yourself today:
What am I fighting for, the solution or my pride?
Is being right worth the damage it will cost?
What would happen if I chose humility instead of defensiveness?
Because in the end,
You don’t win by being right.
You win by choosing what lasts.
And love, unity, peace, and wisdom always last longer than ego.
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him.” (Romans 15:13)
Devotion: Hope isn’t something we manufacture; it’s something God fills us with when we make space.
Action: Spend 10 minutes meditating on a verse about hope.
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