Remove impurities from silver, 

and material will be produced for a silversmith. 

Remove the wicked from the king's presence, 

and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:4-5 CSB

This is an action oriented Proverb. Both parts of it start with "Remove the..."

and include "...will be...".

Action oriented, and future oriented.

Change what you do and it will change who you are. 

Change what you do and it will change your future.

We do have the power to change. 

Sometimes it starts with changing our thoughts. They get into patterns, dictate our mood, our choices, and some of them, just like the material that silver is found in, need refining so that the rubbish material can be discarded.

We can change what we think.

Removing impurities from silver takes deliberate action, process, heat, intent, but the outcome is worth it. 

Changing our thoughts, our actions, choices takes deliberate action.

Finding processes that work for you helps.

Applying heat from God's Word, accountability of others, making boundaries and fiercely maintaining them.

Change takes intent.

We don't have to be bound by old patterns and this proverb gives us some clues about how to move towards something better.

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