Friday!

Proverbs!

Proverbs 5:7-14 CEB

Now sons, listen to me, and don't deviate from the words of my mouth.

Stay on a path that is far from her; 

don't approach the entrance to her house.

Otherwise, 

you will give your strength to others, your years to a cruel person.

Otherwise, 

strangers will sap your strength, and your hard work will end up in a foreigner's house.

You will groan at the end when your body and flesh are exhausted, and you say, 

"How I hated instruction! How my heart despised correction!

I didn't listen to the voice of my instructor. 

I didn't obey my teacher.

I'm on the brink of utter ruin in the assembled community."

Proverbs 5:7-14 CEB

This part of Ch5 continues on with this idea of "her" being something that is against what God would have for us, and uses this metaphor of a person, a person who pulls us away from the place of thriving and flourishing that our God would have for us.

There is a warning here about the personal impact, the reputation impact, and the community impact of following this way.

And there's the moments of choice, where we choose our path, are at the door, and Proverbs says, wisdom says, turn away, walk away. Run.

Who or what is it that we are to walk away from, stay away from?

What is it that distracts us from God, pulls us away?

What comes to mind for you?

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