After reading the 4th chapter, here is what I took away...
1. I could feel the father's urging to his son, could you? As I was reading through this I was picturing a father pleading, begging his son to do whatever he had to, to obtain wisdom. The Message says; "Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won't regret it; never let her go—she'll make your life glorious." When you think about it, your life won't be worse because you have wisdom. Why not go and get it?
2. In verse 7 the author talks about wisdom costing you all you have...I know some of you have friends and family that think you are crazy for being a follower of Jesus. Eric and I lost a lot of friends when we went to Bible college. People did not understand why we wanted to go study the Bible, why we didn't want to have the "normal" college experience, you know getting drunk, not remembering what happened the night before. I know not everyone that goes to college does this, but you see where I am going. Here is my encouragement if you are facing adversity from people in your life...keep going, keep running after wisdom, because it might cost you everything that you have, but you won't regret it.
3. Verse 13 and 23 both talk about your heart and your life. Both of these verses are telling us to guard ourselves against foolishness, because once that creeps into your life you can kiss wisdom bye-bye. When you struggle with something, the root of that problem is a heart issue. You need to get your heart right and in line with God. Then once you are right with God, keep watch over your heart so nothing can damage it.
4. Verse 25- "Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you." This is something I struggle with. When I am going through a difficult time in my life, it is hard to not look around and see everything that is going wrong, or crumbling down beside me. But the author is telling us to keep our eyes straight ahead, keep going, walk confidently in the Lord, and know he has a plan.
What do you think?
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2 comments:
This is such a great study! It is so important to guard ourselves. Sin creeps into my heart so fast sometimes! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I can feel how earnestly the author wants to get the point across, just like tell your child. When you follow the advice, you won't regret it.
I struggle, too, with keep my gaze straight ahead. Sometimes it is so easy to get sidetracked. So this was a great encouragement!
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