We often wisely persevere long after some book smart people have given up. And we remember that God will work through us, and as He does, He will be glorified because, by not being the smartest person in the room, we will exalt Him all the more, whenever we succeed.

Not being the smartest person in the room means you realize that you don’t know everything, and you have some things to learn.

You may personally feel intimidated, but knowing you are not the smartest person in the room puts you in a great place.

You can learn, grow, mature.

I’ve known men and women with high IQs whom I have described to my wife as “not having the ability to find their way out of a closet.”

Many lack practical knowledge for problem solving, or lack the ability to understand people, and the repercussions of decisions made.

Yet some of them with a high IQ humbly know they have a lot to learn.

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