Friday!

Proverbs!

Don't let your mouth speak dishonestly, 

and don't let your lips talk deviously.

Proverbs 4:24 CSB

Just don't.

If only it was that easy!

We have ideas like "white lies" that don't "harm" anyone.

We have things that we want, or don't want to happen that makes being deceitful so easy.

And then there's shame. 

And fear.

And comparison.

And a culture that more and more appears to be shaped by appearance, by curating what others see, by curating ourselves.

If our premise is that Proverbs is not a weapon to beat ourselves or others up with, but an invitation, what is this Proverb inviting us into?

Perhaps it's about what is under our words, our heart that needs the look at, the considering, the heart that sprouts the words & the thoughts.

Perhaps there's an invitation to look at the influences on our hearts and minds, the people, the places we spend time and invest in, the things, the ideas that we let in.

What is this Proverb inviting you into or towards?

#proverbs 

#wisdom 

#somethingtochewon 

#invitation