Do you structure your life according to God's blessing?

Proverbs 10                June. 10, 2012

Memory Verse:  Proverbs 10:1 – “. . .A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”

            The proverb for today reinforces three messages that are recurring issues. The lessons are that:

Honesty is Immortal

1) A wise son makes a glad father, a foolish son makes a sad mother

2) Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; Honesty counts

3) God will not starve the honest, but He frustrates the desires of the wicked

4) Laziness makes one poor, but diligence brings wealth

5) Working while time allows is smart, being lazy is foolish

6) Blessings happen to the honest; curses come to the wicked

7) Wise follow orders, unwise are stressed by rules

8) Honesty is confident and carefree; the shifty will be exposed

9) Avoiding problems signal trouble, being proactive gives peace

10) Honesty is rewarding; wickedness is its own reward

11) Hatred starts fights; love blankets the concerns

12) Wisdom=Understanding, but the shortsighted need to wake up

13) Wise keep quiet and learn; know-it-alls brag—a waste

Road to Life is Disciplined

1) Wealth is the god of the rich; lazy poor stay that way

2) A full life comes to the good; nothing but sin comes to the evil

3) A disciplined life is rewarded; ones rejecting correction are lost

4) Liars hide hatred; fools openly slander

5) More talk = less truth; the wise limit what is said

6) A good person’s speech is worth waiting for; blabber of wicked is worthless

7) Good person’s speech is respected; chatterboxes have empty hearts

The Fear of God will Expand Life

1) God’s blessings reward one more than anything else

2) Fools enjoy mischief, mindful person loves wisdom

3) The worst dreams of the wicked come true; best dreams of the good come true

4) Storms of life destroy the wicked but does not faze the good

5) A lazy worker gives nothing but trouble

6) Fear of God expands life; a wicked life is a puny life

7) Goals of good people are achieved, but bad people crash

8) God supports the worker but not a shabby performance

9) Good people cannot be moved, wicked are here today and gone tomorrow

10) Good people’s mouths give wisdom; a foul mouth is stagnant

11) A good person’s speech clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute

These are important lessons for us all to hang on to. Perseverance, diligence, and honesty always are rewarded (in time). Lying and slothfulness are not from God. We must all structure our lives according to God’s blessings.