The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
And I started thinking about the kind of legacy (memory) that I will leave behind. As I continued to read through Proverbs 10, God brought to my mind several ways I'd like to be remembered:
- willing to submit to authority (v8)
- man of integrity (v9)
- uses words with discernment (v11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31, 32)
- heart for people (v12)
- man of knowledge (v14)
- use money wisely (v16, 22)
- willing to learn (v17, 23)
- seeker of God's will (v24)
- stands firm (v25, 30)
- hard worker (v26)
- joyful (v28)
- peaceful and gentle (v29)
Have a great day in the LORD! What did God teach you today?
Proverbs 10:3
ReplyDeleteThe Lord does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Each day I get up and do the things that are to be done that day, I don't stop and think "Will God let me go hungry today?" I just assume (with out thinking much about it) that he will.
At times though, when the ship is rocking, my first thought is "Will God let me go hungry?" Of course not!
He always provides (in his ways) But my conviction is that when things are going good, I take God for granted, and when they are not going well, I can think, now where is God?
But he is always there, always providing for my needs and in most cases, a few of my wants too.
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
For those who know me pretty well, you know that I like to talk, talk allot actually! Any time I think about a conversation I had with someone, and I am convicted about something or somethings I said, I think what could I have done differently? And this verse pops into my head, and I think, I could have kept quieter, and said less.
A wise man once told me "God gave us two ears and one mouth" Ouch! Best hold my tongue more, and listen (with my two ears) to what God wants me to hear! God is always listening to me; I should be listening to him.