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There’s a lot about our plans in the starting verses. We make plans in our minds, and as much as we’d
like to think they are our ideas, we
should remember God puts the desires in our heart if we seek Him. He therefore has a vested interest in making
those plans come true. He judges our
motivations behind our plans to ensure that we are focused on Him. Anything prideful or sinful that we attempt
will meet with opposition from Him, since He always has our best in mind.
We must watch, however, to see that those desires and plans
we have do not run counter to God’s Word.
Proverbs 16:25 says, “Some people think
they are doing right, but in the end it leads to death.” No matter how we try
to justify something, if it is plainly forbidden by God, pursuing it will be considered
willful sin, and God will not honor us.
What we work toward must also occur in God’s timing. He will bring about our plans that agree with
His at exactly the right time.
Proverbs 17 speaks of our relationships with others. We are not to mistreat others or be happy
when they experience trouble. We are to
forgive them when they sin against us and repent, but we are also not to gossip
about that sin. We expect unconditional love
and should also show it to others,
particularly when our friends’ spirits are broken. In those instances, “a wise person listens to
learn more” to be able to help, then we are only to “speak with care.” “A real friend will be more loyal than a
brother.”
Father God, help me to take all of this to heart and be the
kind of person You describe and desire here.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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