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Monday... Ignoring can bring chaos.


Monday... Ignoring can bring chaos.

Let's say that our alarm goes off and we ignore it. That is not a great way to start our day. It is not a good thing to ignore your alarm especially if you are an adult. Now kids have parents that help to get them up and off to school but what about the adults? Ignoring can bring chaos, can't it?

Psalm 14:1 (AMP) says, "The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her house thrives], but the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles]." I had a mother who built her house on a secure foundation and it has made all the difference in my life. She not only taught us but lived it. Thank you so much God for my mom and also my dad who didn't ignore godly principles but lived and taught them to us.

Here is another important proverb. Verse 9 (NLT) says, "Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation." Ignoring guilt is a horrible thing to do. Guilt from God is your friend, it is a tremendous tool to keep us on track. Please, let's not ignore our guilt but confess it and reconcile it. I know it doesn't feel good but it is from God to keep us on his path. Laughing is a way to ignore it.

Verse 12 says, "There is a path before each person that seems right but ends in death." The Amplified Bible says, "There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but its end is the way of death." Please stop ignoring your guilt and see where it is coming from. If you confess it and ask God for forgiveness and it goes away then you can know it is coming from God.

Look at verse 13 (NLT). It says, "Laughter can conceal a heavy heart but when the laughter is over the grief remains." We cannot laugh away and ignore our grief. There are steps to take that will bring healing. But if we ignore the process it will cause great damage in how we handle the rest of our life. If you are grieving seek out help from a knowledgeable person who will lead you through it. Your pastor is a great place to start.  

And here is another good one and it connect to the first one. Verse 27 (AMP) says, "In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children will [always] have a place of refuge." And that is without a doubt something that is important for us who are parents and grandparents to not ignore. I'm afraid that is where so much of the chaos of our world is coming from. And of course we are all his children and this proverb is a great promise to us all.  

Also, please don't forget, your alarm is your friend. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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