The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Proverbs 19:3,
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"A man's own folly ruins his life,
yet his heart rages against the Lord."
I suspect many of us have been in the position of listening to someone rant and rave about something gone wrong, the accusations they make of others for causing the failure, and the whole time we can clearly see that this someone himself was the cause of the failure. I believe I have been that culprit at times.
Sometimes the failure reaches the important issues in life and God gets the blame for things gone wrong and the embittered complainant rages against the Lord.
A fool exposes his folly by blaming others for the disappointments and hardships they have brought on themselves. It is hopeless to help them see the error of their ways, as in their foolishness they will never see it.
We have been given a heads-up by God himself that life does not operate in the way we might think it should. He says, "'My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'" Isaiah 55:8-9.
We might think life ought to work a certain way, but God has designed it his way. Our only hope of knowing how to live life successfully depends entirely on embracing whatever it is God has to say and not leaning on our own notions.
I have certainly found this true in my own life!
yet his heart rages against the Lord."
I suspect many of us have been in the position of listening to someone rant and rave about something gone wrong, the accusations they make of others for causing the failure, and the whole time we can clearly see that this someone himself was the cause of the failure. I believe I have been that culprit at times.
Sometimes the failure reaches the important issues in life and God gets the blame for things gone wrong and the embittered complainant rages against the Lord.
A fool exposes his folly by blaming others for the disappointments and hardships they have brought on themselves. It is hopeless to help them see the error of their ways, as in their foolishness they will never see it.
We have been given a heads-up by God himself that life does not operate in the way we might think it should. He says, "'My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'" Isaiah 55:8-9.
We might think life ought to work a certain way, but God has designed it his way. Our only hope of knowing how to live life successfully depends entirely on embracing whatever it is God has to say and not leaning on our own notions.
I have certainly found this true in my own life!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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