Proverbs 4

How I long to desire instruction. But the truth is often times I don’t want to be told what to do. But to be wise I must overcome this. I must learn to love instruction, understanding and good doctrine. Proverbs 4 tells us not to forget wisdom and how important it is. God knew we would forget its importance easily. I believe that is why we are told so many times in this Proverb to Hear, Keep, and give attention. What is being taught must be extra important if we are so adamantly reminded to pay attention to it. We are to put wisdom above all things, so that we may be adorned with grace. Oh how I long to be graceful. We must take firm hold of instruction. We have to be careful to hold on to it at all times and not lose it, like our money or our cell phones. Doesn’t it seem like we hold on to those things with more care?
Wicked people desire to make others stumble. They seek after it, they even live off it. They do not even know what makes them stumble. I am always very weary of people who do not know why things are so difficult for them. They are the people that say things like “I don’t find trouble. Trouble finds me.” The Bible describes these as wicked, walking in darkness. We are to avoid their paths.
Don’t be deceitful or perverse. So many things call fall into this category. We must strive for purity. I pray the Lord would reveal to me anything I do that is deceitful or perverse in his eyes. We must guard our steps, watch where we are going and be aware of what path we are on, being careful to follow the narrow path at all times.