The Simple Life

5 You who are simple, gain prudence;


you who are foolish, gain understanding.-Proverbs 8:5
 
             I have found that it is much easier for me to find  wisdom and understanding when I am seeking GOD. When I chase after GOD, he in turn, supplies me with all that I need, whether I know this at the time or not. When I seek, or chase after GOD, I put myself in a position to recieve all the wisdom and understanding that he has for my life.
            When I don't focus on GOD, when I don't seek him with all that I am, I put myself in a postion to focus on other things that GOD deems unworthy of my attention. This is where I get into trouble. This is where darkness creeps into my life, and soon, I am in total darkness, in a spirtual sense. And then, that darkness spills out into everything that I touch and everyone I come into contact with.
          Why would anyone want to feel that way? Why  would I want to feel that way? Why do I let this happen to myself? I don't have the answer for the first two questions, but I do have an answer for the third question, and that answer is what I have already stated: I DON'T FOCUS ON GOD.
          Proverbs 1:7 says that "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and disipline." I have been that fool, and sometimes I still am.
  Prayer: Father God, I pray that you will give me the wisdom and knowledge for what you would have me do with the life you have given me. I also pray for wisdom and knowledge for my family and friends. I pray that you will give the strength and courage to rise up and lead my family to greater knowledge of your love and plans for our lives.
   In Jesus' holy name I pray,
   AMEN