Proverbs 3

I am overwhelmed with the benefits that wisdom brings. It is for our own good we should seek it above all things. God gives us so much for our own good and I think we forget that we are the ones who benefit.
Remembering and keeping the Lord’s commandments is what gives us peace and it even adds to our lives. That is so amazing to me! It’s what people are searching for in all the ways, but the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord promises these things. We have to remember that we are created with great purpose and design. Verse 3 was the first scripture that I ever memorized. I memorized it in NIV so instead of mercy and truth it was love and faithfulness. It is interesting to me that in both verse 3 and verse 8 there is reference to inside and outside parts of our body. It reminds me of the idea that what is in our hearts will come out of our mouths or just show on the outside. Our hearts will reflect our actions.
We can’t be wise in our own eyes. Some of us have to figure things out for ourselves, but this is foolishness to God. He gives us the answers. We need to seek His wisdom and guidance continually.
All I have is from the Lord. Being a good steward of all He has blessed us with is so important. I pray that God would reveal new ways for us to be good stewards of our family, home and vehicles.
Chasten can mean to correct. It can also mean to restrain or to purify and refine. If our desire is to truly be purified and refined by the Lord than we must not begrudge any sort of correction. The Lord has to show us when we do wrong so that we may be better purified. I want Him to see His face in my reflection and whatever He has to do to get me there I am willing to endure.
Proverbs 3 tells us that wisdom and understanding will actually make you happy. Ah, my friends, we have discovered the secret to happiness, though the Lord meant it as no secret at all. The benefits of this wisdom and understanding are far greater than anything this world has to offer. Some of the benefits I noticed were: long life, grace, ability to walk safely, not stumbling, long life, riches, honor, pleasantness, peace, not having to be afraid and having confidence in the Lord. Are these not the deepest desires of a man’s heart?
We cannot withhold good. What we have, we must give. Sometimes we get caught up in the “let me have some coffee and pray about it” mentality, but God tells us here to give to anyone in need who crosses our path.
“He blesses the home of the just.” As I read this I thought how much as a wife and mother I desire to have a blessed home. Make me just Lord. My desire is to be humble and have grace and to be wise so that I may inherit glory.