Yeah but it took me a long time to realize that. I think I'm smarter than I give myself credit for though.
Now that you are wise enough, not to let yourself be victimized by your pride; perhaps your mind is clear enough that the Father can work through you, to help these people.
They probably don't even realize that they have a problem.
We are called to love our enemies. Wouldn't it be awesome if Abba would show you a way to bring conviction and love to their hearts, to his glory?
I pray that he uses you as an instrument to his esteem.
I'd like to tell you a story from when I was much younger. I was well educated in engineering, highly intelligent, and a popular musician. I was witty, and had a way with words. I was often the center of attention in my social life.
It was a Friday evening; and I was getting off of work. There was a pizza place nearby; and we would all go have pizza together after work on Fridays. The subject of cheese came up. I had been thinking about how unnatural it was to eat cheese; so I brought up the subject. No one got it. I came at it from several angles. Blank stares. I went onto milk and ice cream. No difference.
Our janitor was with us. He was a man of few words. He had special needs. Oddly, he did understand me. After about 15 minutes of elaborate explanations of how unnatural eating dairy seemed to me, with no comprehension from the group; I gave up. That is when our janitor spoke a few simple words, in very simple terms. "Cows milk is for the calf."
Everyone got it.
With all of my supposed intellect, articulacy, presence, and vocabulary, I couldn't reach them.
The janitor brilliantly translates my dissertation into six penetrating words.
Intelligence is difficult to accurately measure. Some are gifted in some areas. Some are gifted in others. Is one gift better than another? My gifts were doing no one any good; until someone with other gifts came along to help me.
I pray again that you can use your gifts to help those who don't understand what you do.