This is probably the biggest fear of every mother as her children grow up and move on as adults. Please don’t forget me when I’m old and feeble. I may not be as strong and energetic as I once was, but at one time I kept up with you as a toddler! I may look and act elderly, but there’s a young mother’s heart deep inside that still remembers and loves her babies more than anything…and always will.
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Proverbs 30: 5,6 ” Every word of God is flawless…Do not add to His words.”
The Lord’s creative revelation to us…the Bible…is perfect and pure, refined and purified like silver.(Psalm 12:6) We should never get stuck on one verse looking for error, but rather look at His divinely inspired Word in its entirety, in total context.
Proverbs 17:24 ” A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.”
Keeping your nose to the grindstone is an old saying with a lot of truth to it. By keeping focused on the job at hand, and not allowing your eyes to be taken off course, you will succeed. It’s when our eyes wander, that we get into trouble…for it’s then that we tend to chase after unattainable fantasies.
Proverbs 14:10 ” Each heart knows its own bitterness…”
We humans are all the same…when something terrible happens, we feel compelled to blame someone, or something. We must accuse and hold responsible the person or thing that caused all our misery and suffering. But when there is no clear-cut culprit…we tend to blame God. When situations and circumstances are beyond our comprehension, we hold God liable for them. The insurance term for it is “Act of God” … and sometimes that’s what it is…an act of God we may never fully understand in this present life.
Proverbs 10:4 ” Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”
Interestingly enough, the meaning of the word hands is different in both parts of this Proverb. Lazy, careless, “hands” are just that…simply physical appendages. But diligent, hard-working, “hands” are strong, powerful, and authoritative.
Proverbs 13: 3 ” He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.”
Think before you speak…this was a favorite saying of my Mother. But consider it, how many times do we blurt out something, only to be shocked and embarrassed by what came out of our mouths?! Oh, to be able to take back words…but unfortunately, it can’t be done…when they’re out, they’re out. That’s the reason the Writer of this Proverb admonished us to watch our mouth… it safe guards our life.
Proverbs 3: 11-12 ” My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent His rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
Correction…from our real fathers or our Heavenly Father can be hard, but necessary for our growth. Just as our earthly father shapes our character, our Heavenly Father shapes our spiritual character. Both have our best interest at heart and want only the greatest for us.
Proverbs 19:20 ” Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.”
When I was a brand new baby Christian, there were several wise Godly women I spent time with, drinking in all their wisdom, insight, and knowledge. They were instrumental in grounding me in the Faith and directing my path these thirty some years…So now it comes full circle, and I have young women asking me for guidance and advice. The Lord wants this to happen…no one knows better about a situation than one who’s gone through it personally. God will bring people across your path that need you unique wisdom…don’t hold back…what you say is just what they need to hear.
Proverbs 27: 17 ” As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
Who has shaped your life? Who has poured wisdom and Godly counsel into you, to make you who you are today? So many times we fail to thank those mentors…those wise and sage people who saw the potential in us, when we couldn’t see anything of worth. Some, we may not be able to thank until we see them in Heaven, but for the others…Thank you for changing me for the better…Thank you for believing in my good when I couldn’t see it in myself…Thank you for being Jesus to me. You are truly blessed of God.
Proverbs 29:7 “The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.”
We don’t have to be a wealthy philanthropist and humanitarian to accomplish God’s work down here on earth. It can be simply seeing a need and filling it…the poor and down-trodden are everywhere…the destitute and needy are among us all. The Lord plainly wants us to be their voice against injustice, and to “speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” (Proverbs 31:8-9)
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