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Today’s Scripture: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. Proverbs 23:26 ESV
God’s ways are the ways to lasting delight. Proverbs 23 shares many of the dead end ways the world directs us. If we give our hearts and eyes to the ways of the world, we find temporary pleasures that rob us of lasting joy.
I almost chuckle as how I have followed almost all of the wrong paths we are warned about; selfish ambition, envy, desire for wealth, drunkenness and gluttony, and sexual impurity. Where do those ways end up? Well, you know don’t you?
When our eyes and hearts are looking to God we find lasting joy instead of fleeting pleasures. God still directs us each day if we look to Him. The Israelites looked to the cloud by day and the fire by night. Are we looking for His signs as we step forward on this new day?
Are we turning our hearts and eyes to Him right now to follow His ways? It is there we find delight and eternal joy.
Today’s Prayer: Father God thank You for Your ways. My eyes and my heart are looking to You for direction. I know true joy and delight that lasts is found in You. Thank You for carrying me this far and for showing Your ways that give me joys the world can not. I am looking to You LORD, show me Your ways. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
When our eyes are off of God we follow down a path of destruction and by the time we get there now we go back to God and ask Him to help us with the mess we made. And it’s so easy if we do it His way but we don’t do we? We always looking for an easier way or a better path or what someone else is doing…God never with-holds anything good from His children…AMEN
Thank you Desiray. You are so right, He NEVER with-holds anything. Our nature is to seek answers in the flesh yet when we turn our attention to Him, He is faithful and we are fulfilled! Blessings to you!
‘And Jesus answered saying, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”‘ We praise and thank You, Jesus the Christ… for not only showing us the way but BEING THE WAY! Have a blessed weekend Tom! Cindy
Thank you Cindy! Yes He IS the way!! Wishing you a blessed weekend too!
“If we give our hearts and eyes to the ways of the world, we find temporary pleasures that rob us of lasting joy. ” That’s a good word right there brother! The pleasures of sin are sweet for a season and bitter for eternity! Praying this prayer with you!
Thank you jelillie. Always great to pray with you. Praying right now for your services this weekend!
What a great prayer, Tom. Praying with you and asking Him to show me His ways. God bless you as He answers you each day!
Thankful to be praying with you Deb!! Blessings to you as you are drawn to His direction!