Wednesday... It can be so easy to blame, can't it?

The writer of Proverbs 19 verse 3 (MSG) say, "People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get the blame." The NLT says, "People ruin their own lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord." We don't know what to do when bad situations come into our life so we seek someone to blame and God is an easy target.

Verse 15, "Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves then hungry." (MSB), "Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry."

Verse 16, "Keep the rules and keep your life; careless living kills."

Verse 21, "Take good counsel and accept correction - that's the way to live wisely."

Verse 23 (NLT), "Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm."

Verse 24, "Lazy people take food in their hand and don't even lift it to their mouth."

Verse 27 (MSG), "If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, you'll soon be out of your depth."

Verse 29, "The irreverent have to learn reverence the hard way, only a slap in the face brings fools to attention."

And then Hebrews 5:11-14, "I have a lot more to say about this, but it is hard to get it across to you since you've picked up this bad habit of not listening. By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics - baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago! Milk is for beginners, inexperienced in God's ways, solid food is for the mature, who have some practice in telling right from wrong."

And then back to Proverbs 19. Verse 8 (NLT) says, "To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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