Friday... How do you get even? Do you have a plan?

Friday... How do you get even? Do you have a plan? Has it worked?

Good questions but what about the answer?

This is another area where God's answer is different than the ways of the world.

Proverbs 20:22 (NIRV) says, "Don't say, 'I will get even with you for the wrong you did to me.' Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right."

We spend so much time and emotion on something that God is better suited to do. The MESSAGE Paraphrase says, "Wait for God; he'll settle the score." He wants to handle it. Let Him.

Here is another area that we spend so much time on. Verse 24 (NLT) says, "The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?"

This world right now is so confusing and so frustrating. So how much time are you spending trying to understand it all and all you are doing is living in confusion and fear with great anxiety?

The MESSAGE says, "The very steps we take come from God; otherwise how would we know where we are going?" What do you mean, I am smart. I know what I am doing and there is our problem.

This next verse is what we do so many times, verse 25 says, "An impulsive vow is a trap; later you wish you could get out of it." And that is so true, isn't it?

Here is the key in these areas, verse 22b (Amp), "Wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you."

He knows what He is doing. So relax and let Him do it. Today is a good time to start. Again, "Wait [expectantly] for the Lord." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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