Proverbs 4:1 Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
2 I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3 For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me,
"Take hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get [a] wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, [b] get understanding.
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
9 She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown."
10 Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.
11 I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.
13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
16 For they cannot rest until they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
21 Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them
and health to one's whole body.
23 Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the [c] paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil.
Well, this is it. Tells me exactly what to focus on... God and his word. It is very clear that God wants us to follow him and his teachings. Not to stray from them and let satan in our lives. He knows that satan will try to get us, but if we are careful and stay focused on what God wants for us, we can get through it and be away from evil.
This is just amazing to me. God really wants a relationship with me. I'm reading a book called "Captivating - Unveiling the Mystery of a Women's Soul". This is an awesome book. It has shown me that God is the "Knight in shinning armor" that us women are truely looking for. It's amazing if you let him romance you... he will. This morning God made something really wonderful for me. I went to let the dogs outside. When I looked up at the sky there was a beautiful cloud front. I think these are so amazing. There's a layer of dark rain clouds, dreary and gray. A line of beautiful blue sky went from one side to the other as God pushed those clouds away for me to see the beautiful BLUE of the sky. It's so amazing to watch a cloud front move. Nice straight line of yuk followed by beautiful blue sky. This was His gift to me this morning. This book is allowing me to see God for the prince charming He really is.
For me, struggling with a pile of junk in my head, I really needed this. I need to allow God to remove these piles of junk out of my head. I still need to learn how to do this, but it will happen. I want to heal and totally enjoy life. My life is great and I should be able to enjoy every day.
I just pray that Will can see His work soon. So that God can reach in and take out what hurts Will. I know this is why he has a hard time being happy. He just doesn't see what God's given him.
I thank God that I have been given this opportunity to see what a great and awesome God he really is.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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