Love you all, praying for you,
I just love God’s Word. And I just love God’s timing. He’s the God of perfect timing. One reason why PRISM is so important every day. God knows what you need to know today – to bring you success today, and to prepare you for what’s coming tomorrow. Skip days, and you will be short on wisdom, guidance, the specific direction you need – that He is longing to give you. Proverbs 22:15 – Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. That's a good question to ask yourself... Is foolishness far from you, or a constant companion? When I was young, the wooden spoon was the rod of correction in our house. It let us know we were heading in the wrong direction and it would be unwise to continue on that path. God says foolishness is bound up – physically tied, mentally joined together, in the heart of a child. A child needs the rod of correction – something to change their course. But that rod of correction spoken of here is shebet <Shey’-bet> It was a shepherd's tool, a stick or branch for walking, punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, steering, guiding, directing... The rod of discipline is not just to correct you by give you a knock on the head, but to guide you and discipline you on the right path – to instruct you in your going. Like bumper guards in bowling lanes for kids. When you’re a child you need a parent to correct you, but when you become an adult, you learn to correct yourself. Foolishness is still bound up in your heart, it’s a human condition, not just an adolescent condition. Foolishness – the word eviyl - <pronounced ev-eel> appropriately – means - to be perverse – a reluctance to obey – turning it over in your mind until you justify doing something else, to delay and not obey. The difference between an adult and a child, they no longer need a parent to correct them, they’ve learned to establish corrections in their life on their own. They’re called habits. By the time you are an adult, you’ve seen what some actions result in, and the benefits of others – and so you establish habits that keep you on track – to bring you to the results you want to see in your life. Those adults who lack the ability or desire to correct their own course – continue in foolishness (just like a child). And eventually they either get fired, or incarcerated. Foolishness always brings loss, Wisdom always brings gain - even when you lose something. God’s rod of discipline is a tool of love for you. The more instruction you receive, the less correction you will need. His rod of instruction is far more effective and long lasting. His goal isn’t just to change your course if you are heading in the wrong direction, but to guide you in the course of good that He has for you. The Holy Spirit will lead you and guide you – and your habits that enable His rod of instruction – are one of the keys that keep foolishness far from you, and His favor drawn to you. Today may be a good day for a habit check. To make sure that foolishness remains far away – rather than creeping closer, or taking over. Just like a child who gets swatted all the time when they are young, by the time they are older, they rarely if ever need it anymore. The rod of discipline is now the rod of instruction, more than the rod of correction. They are being guided away from foolishness, and into favor. What has God told you to do daily? That’s part of His rod of instruction. Are you still doing it faithfully? Praying that you will review the PRISM Topic – Habits. PiVAT before dinner, and PRISM daily, your Daily Call – and 4C’s Tool, are all a part of the rod of instruction that God has for you. Maybe other habits also, like eating, sleeping, working, serving, in both the time and place that God has assigned you to. The devil wants to steal them, God wants to grow you through them. Praying that You will ask God to help you continue with urgency and faithfulness the habits He instructed you in – that will continue to bring far away from foolishness, and always into His blessing. Love you all, dad
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