Friday, July 1, 2016

Seemed Like A Good Idea.....


Proverbs 16:25 There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.
“Seems” is a tricky word.  “Seems” allows for a lot of loose interpretation and shadows of illusion. The fruit on the tree of good and evil, seemed ok.  The crowd yelling, “Crucify Him”, seemed like a good idea at the time.  Left to our devices, I think we exist on the decision making of “seem”. If it is pleasing to the eye and to the senses, if it feels good, it would seem to be the right path.

Enter Wisdom to save us from ourselves and our fleshy perceptions.  We hav been  told already,

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV

We are told not to lean on our own understandings, not to think and act on what “seems” right.  Our God provides straight paths that lead to life, when we acknowledge Him and trust in His navigation.

Let’s pray:

Help us to remember to check in with You, Lord.  To check in on the big decisions as well as the smaller decisions.  Help us to trust in Your ways and Your paths, and Your timing. Ignite in us a sense of righteousness that will shudder at the paths that “seem” right and pleasing.  Let us be so in tune with Your Spirit that we would recognize traps and snares that have been left out for us.

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