We are getting closer and closer to the end of Proverbs! I can’t believe it will be May soon! I also feel like I could read through the book of Proverbs time and time again and still have so much to learn!
If you are like me, and read Proverbs 26:4-5 and question marks begin popping up in your mind, you aren’t alone! This is a bit confusing…Amy, over at Mom’s Toolbox has asked for some help in figuring out these verses. Pop over there and read through the comments if you are interested, or maybe share with her your interpretation of these verses!
Oh, there is just so much in this little jewel of a book!!
“Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” Proverbs 26:12
Once again, we are seeing that humility and wisdom go hand in hand. In our Bible study this past semester we are doing Breaking Free by Beth Moore. Towards the beginning of the study, back in the winter, Beth mentioned that she prays daily that God would show her any pride that has crept up in her life. This has really stuck with me. I know sometimes for me, without even realizing it I can have pride over a certain situation, and if left unchecked, this can grow and really put a damper on your relationship with God and with others! {afterall, pride is a sin! And we know from His Word that God hates pride!}
I have taken Beth’s advice and began praying that God show me pride in my own life on a regular basis…and not surprisingly at all, He has shown me a few things, that seem little to me now (but could have grown if left unchecked!), where I have reacted out of pride. I am thankful for these times where God shows me my sin, even though it isn’t pretty. But, it shows me that the Holy Spirit is in fact alive in me, it shows me that I am slowly learning to listen to His voice, and sometimes I need that confirmation in my life!
When God shows us our pride, I think that in itself is humbling. 🙂 I want to keep these verses that I have read and prayed over through the book of Proverbs on the forefront of my mind… I pray for wisdom so often. I need to be reminded that humility, prayer and wisdom all go hand in hand.
Father, thank You for opening my eyes to the places in my life where pride has crept in. Continue to search my heart and convict my heart. Continue to pour Your grace out in my life, allowing me to grow to be more like You day after day. More of You, less of me.
Love the study, “Breaking Free”…I could do it again.
Thank you for today’s post. I appreciated it.
Rachel
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