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| "I will instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths." Proverbs 4:11 |
One week, probably a year ago or more, the same book was
mentioned (raved about) to me three times in one week. I figured this was a
good book to add to my TBR pile. Finally I was able to pick up and read it, or at
least start reading. With every page I turned a new question popped into my head.
“Will this book get any better?”
“Who thought this was a good book?”
“Who told this author he/she could write?”
Then there was the last question that popped into my head, “Wait,
is that what the Bible really says?”
That was when I began to do a little research. I looked up
the reviews on Amazon, and there were a lot of them. There were plenty of four
and five star reviews, but I skipped over them and went right to the one star
reviews. It was then I received confirmation of my thoughts while reading. I
wasn’t alone in my beliefs. Some nice people had even taken the time to look up
Scripture passages against what the author said.
Then, God gave me peace. I had my convictions and I stood by
them.
You may have had similar circumstances. Sometimes standing
on your convictions can put you in a very small minority; but we have to have
faith that God has spoken to our hearts. Sometimes people get so caught up in
the feel-good aspects of life that they don’t look any deeper or seek out God’s
wisdom. They take everything at face value and don’t ever realize the repercussions could be damaging.
So, make it a point to day to ask for wisdom in everything
you do. Even the smallest of choices can have the biggest consequences.
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