Friday! Proverbs!
Good understanding wins favor [from others], But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].
Proverbs 13:15 AMP
The word unfaithful here carries the meaning treacherous...someone who has chosen to let us down, chosen to break their commitment, their covenant. It's personal.
Hurtful.
And the outcome usually isn't what they expect or wanted. In the end its often hard and barren.
And we've all done it.
Maybe not in the big ticket spectacular ways, but we can all recall times we've lied, or been selfish... that's really what this is about.
Being selfish.
The way of love that God shows and wants for us is the opposite of selfishness.
Love includes
Love makes room
Love looks to the needs of others not just mine.
Love is the antidote to selfishness and the hard and barren path that ultimately leads to...the way of good understanding
#proverbs
#wisdom
#somethingtochewon
Genesis 15.8-18.ESV But he said O Lord God , how am I to know that I shall possess it? ...When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram... March 15 was the last day we looked at Abram's story...he was questioning God and this is God's response...sacrifices and smoke and fire and a covenant...a promise... Isn't that what we crave for sometimes? God, if only you'd just show me smoke & fire, a burning bush a sign, miracle, healing...then all my questions would disappear...all my doubts would be gone... 2moro we'll see Abram's response but I think God values our faith in spite of our questions and doubts. That we choose Him anyway #faith
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