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What Path Are You Taking?

 

WHAT COMES NATURAL...

It is natural for us to convince ourselves (or to be convinced by others) that our ways - the things we are doing - are right.

Many proverbs call this the way (or path) of the fool - the spiritual and moral fool. The question is whether or not we are willing to change.

 

ARE WE WILLING TO CHANGE?

This willingness to change marks the difference between the wise person and the fool. Which one are you going to be?

 

THE WAY WE LIVE... AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

Genuine knowledge and wisdom will begin with one's attitude toward God - Proverbs 1:7; 9:10. A person who ignores God may have some insights into various aspects of living (if his "insights" agree with God's Word), but in the end, he has chosen the path of the fool.

 

THE EFFECTS OF FOLLOWING GOD'S WAY

 
There will be trials and difficulties, because of the unjust world we live in. There will be temptations and snares, which will try to pull us back into the dark path of the fool. These things will not last forever; but the path of the righteous, and the light of God's way, will.


ARE YOU WILLING TO FOLLOW GOD'S WAY?

Perhaps you can start by learning some of the basic principles of life - given in the book of Proverbs - and applying them to your life.

Unlike the world's proverbs, God's proverbs are to be lived. They are not merely a list of recommendations or facts to memorize. They are to be lived in this present life; but their promises and blessings will last for eternity.

Dennis Hinks © 2004