Proverbs 18:4, 8

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

  Proverbs 18, as do all Proverbs offers great advice.  Today I wish to look at 18:4 and 18:8

   4: The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

   8: The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

  Verse 4 my study Bible says: "Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook."

  How oft do we listen to the words of the wise, yet fail to heed them.  A young lady was told by her father that if she would listen to him, he would save her a lot of trouble and misery.  The daughters answer was, "Dad, sometimes you just have to experience it for yourself."

  How many times are we this way with God?  He directs us, yet we "want to experience it" ourselves.  Wise words run deep, wisdom flows and we need to heed the wisdom of our elders and spirit filled people God places in our path.

  Now, in contrast, verse 8 from my study Bible" Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart."

  What this is saying is it is as hard to refuse to listen to rumors and gossip as it is to turn down a delicious dessert.  Taking just one morsel of either one creates a taste for more.  You can resist rumors the same way a determined dieter resists candy -- never even open the box.  If you don't nibble on the first bite of gossip, you can't take the second, the third, etc.

  A friend from New York says he believes all things told him to be baloney until he finds out for himself.  This could be good advice for us all.  I, often, take what I have read or heard on the radio and jump quickly to believe it if it aligns with my thinking.  Oh, how wrong I am, and am working to correct this niche in my armour.  Don't open that box of iniquity - leave the lid on and follow God's leading. 

   Thanks for reading, Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace