Don't let your heart envy sinners; 

instead, always fear the Lord. 

For then you will have a future, 

and your hope will not be dashed.

Proverbs 23:17-18 CSB

We've all had our hopes dashed, or literally cut off. 

This proverb dosen't mean that nothing bad will ever happen to us or those we care about, but it steps us up to a bigger picture, a bigger story than our own, and it's wrapped up in who God is. 

This proverb is a reminder that I am safe because of who God is, because of His character. 

My future in His Big Story is safe with Him.

And that helps keep my heart from being captured by other things. 

The things of this world, others, the culture we live in, the fickleness of my own heart are at work though all the time producing counterfeits for the character and heart of God. 

One day though, the place we live will be completely aligned to who God is, and there will be no hopes to be dashed, because all of the longings of our hearts will be fulfilled. 

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