Thursday, August 25, 2016

Proverbs 1-2 -- Wanting Wisdom And Discernment

“The greatest tragedy of life is that there’s so much noise that people can’t hear the things they really need to hear.  God is trying to get through to them with the voice of wisdom, but all they hear are the confused communication clutter, foolish voices that lead them further away from the truth,” my commentary began.

“Check carefully the path you’re on and don’t walk with the wrong crowd … If you’re walking with the wrong crowd you’ll end up doing the wrong things.  Don’t play with temptation, because temptation always leads to a trap … When you disobey God by harming others, you only harm yourself.”

“Anybody who makes it easy for us to disobey God certainly isn’t a friend.”

Father, anytime we think we don’t need Your wisdom, we are setting ourselves up to fail.  Please help me to have discernment in all things, not falling for temptation and taking the bait, but being able to see that “flattery is manipulation – people telling us things about ourselves that we enjoy hearing and wish were true.”  Remind me that the godly will be rooted in the place of Your blessing.

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford

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