Proverbs 20

Proverbs 20
Being led astray by alcohol is not wise. Anything that alters your mindset so that you are not capable of making good choices is not wise. I think of this often because it seems in our society today alcohol is such an issue. Apparently it was then too. But I think of how people think it’s OK to drink and drive. They “know their limits”. It is such a foolish mindset. My heart genuinely aches for these people caught up in the sin of being a drunkard. I do not believe that alcoholism is a disease. I believe that some people struggle with different sins and that alcohol abuse is primarily a self control issue. That is what the Bible says so that is what I go with.
V7…we see here yet again that the way we act affects generations. There are many examples of this in the Bible. I know that our children must come to accept Christ and salvation on their own, but there are so many examples of how God blesses generations for their righteousness.
V11…I love this verse. There was a long period in my life where I didn’t know to look to a person’s actions to determine their character. I believed what people told me and didn’t check it against anything. That is a very scary place to be. For all my young ladies out there, remember to judge the character of these young guys you like, by their actions. There are many warnings against being around liars, so be sure to check what they say against the way they behave.
V22… we must remember to let the Lord handle the people in our lives who have wronged us. I have a recent experience of seeing how the Lord has handled someone who wronged me. It is not even about me, but the lifestyle of deceit and foolishness that the Lord has to deal with. The point is He handles it better than any way we ever could. When we take things into our own hands we end up looking foolish.
V24…we must remember that what the Lord has for us is better than anything we could even dream up for ourselves. When we don’t understand why things are happening we have to hold firm to God’s character and remember that he is faithful, loving and merciful.
V25…when I was younger there was this stupid thing that people said…”I put that on.” It was like “I swear on my mother’s grave”. That reminds me of this scripture. We are not to take lightly our vows. Jesus said to let our yes be yes and our no be no, and not to swear by things. That is just what this verse reminded me of; I don’t think that is the exact context of this verse.
V27…what did you guys get on this? Spirit=conscious which is our inner most being…sounds lame need something better.