Proverbs 3:5-8
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.”
Proverbs 24:24-27
“Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him. But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them. An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”
I’ve been working at my parent’s store the past couple of days. Normally, I don’t really enjoy working there because of the long hours and the type of customers I had to deal with occasionally. In some ways, working there made me irritated, impatient and anxious. Except this time, it was different.
Ever since the renewed relationship with my parents I felt this strong joy and strength that I’ve been missing. Knowing there was nothing to hide or lie about except for the truth alone…this itself gave me an insurmountable uplifting in my heart. So as I was doing QT I really learned from these two passages one speaking about trust in the Lord and the other about the goodness of honesty. Because to me, this NEW relationship would have never happened if I was dishonest and kept astray from God. Funny thing is, before all this happened I prayed to God to give me strength to be a bigger man of truth. And then he REVEALED me to my parents. I felt so butt-naked and ashamed. But the way in which they reacted was so loving and understanding it made me feel stupid. So all this irrelevantly trickles down to my favorite part, “An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.” I think God censored this part a little. Just kidding. Amen.
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