Most of life is gray, wouldn’t you agree?
Half the time I don’t know what I’m doing because there isn’t a black and white answer. What do I eat for breakfast? How do I attack my to-do list? How do I punish my daughter for lying? How do I respond when someone hurts my feelings?
No clear right or wrong.
It’s all so…gray.
The answers lie in wisdom: knowing what to do and how to think when you’re drowning in gray.
For months now I’ve been trying to read a chapter of Proverbs each day but somehow get lost in the midst and rarely read it faithfully all month.
The Nester’s 31 Days series is the perfect time to nail down a commitment to Proverbs given its 31 chapters.
I’m not offering up my wisdom. Oh no. I don’t even pretend to have it. But I thought we might look for it together, taking one chapter from Proverbs a day and seeing what jumps out at us.
Would you like to join me?
Today for chapter 1, the word fool keeps jumping out at me.
v7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
v32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; and be at ease, without fear of harm.
The first thing we need to learn to be wise is to accept we need wisdom from the Lord. It’s a fool that rejects the wisdom of the Lord. It sounds so simple but many believe they are smart enough and wise enough on their own. I can figure it out. I’ve heard it so many times. Why do you need God to help you? Are you that helpless?
I don’t know about you, but I can, in fact, be quite helpless in my gray situations.
I’m looking forward to these 31 days together to see black and white we can separate from the gray. Please join me in seeking the Lord to come alive in these well-known verses that we might accept wisdom’s advice.
This is a great topic. I love the idea of looking at Proverbs for wisdom. I’ll definitely be following along.
Laura Jane recently posted…31 Days to Overcome Fear
Yay! Glad to have you!
Such a great topic Amy. There is so much grey in our lives. Wisdom is the only way to come to any confident decision. Excited to read your thoughts and follow along! This subject is very important to me. So glad you are tackling it!
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Thanks for following along, Jessica!
Helpless is a good place to be, but I’m always forgetting that I’m always there. (I think that makes sense?)
Gary recently posted…31 days of connecting the dots
Totally got it! Glad to have you here.
Soooo excited about joining you in this series. I really need wisdom right now because my “I can figure it out” isn’t working…at all.
Yay! I love when you’re around, Richelle!
This is a great series. I can use all of the wisdom I can get. I will definitely be stopping by a lot this month.
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Will be great to have you, Amanda!
What a great series idea! The wisdom that comes from Proverbs is life changing. I pray for God’s rich blessing on this endeavor for you!
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Thank you so much, Lisa.
Proverbs has so much to offer for every part of our lives today. So full of grace, wisdom and knowledge. May God open your heart and your ears to hear His word, as you share with others. Can not wait to see how God reveals Himself thru this study.Glad to be a part
Thanks for reading 🙂
Nice series. I will be back for some more wisdom
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Proverbs sounds like a great idea for a series. I’m looking forward to seeing your next posts.
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