those who can’t do, teach

i used to give great advice. sound, scripturally based, or at least scripturally conscious, nuggets of gold. this may sound arrogant, but i believe i can say this without a shred of pride because none of the things i said actually came from anything wise within myself. friends and acquaintances would approach me, lay out their situation, i would offer a listening and sympathetic ear, and then if they asked for advice i would have some on hand. it just kinda came naturally.

can you maybe see where i’m going with this from the title of the post and the paragraph you’ve just read?

i don’t know how to live my life. currently, i find myself in situations that i have seen other friends experience in the past. situations that i gave solid advice about how to fix then, recover from, and avoid in the future. yet where is that advice now when i could use it? and where is my self-control or motivation to follow that advice? those who can’t do, teach. those who can’t live their lives, advise others how to live theirs. great.