God's Eyes, Not Yours

PROVERBS 3:7-8

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.


Have you ever done or said something and later find yourself wishing you hadn't? The consequences afterward can be a detriment to your future. You then spend days, weeks, years picking up the pieces or trying to fix what you did.

I admit I have fallen prey to it many times. Just recently I said something and then realized I should have held my tongue. A friend of the family who is a Karate instructor once said that words are like spent arrows, once they are thrown you can't retrieve them. Especially so with words. We may be able to apologize for them but they aren't easily forgotten and the damage is done.

I have also made poor financial choices in the past. Then I wonder later why I am in a financial bind. I have learned to not possess credit cards anymore and I will not purchase an item I can't afford. My goal is to be completely out of debt.

There is a reason God wants us to go to Him to seek advice in our choices. We aren't wise in our own eyes because we can't see the whole picture like God can. He knows our beginning and our end. He knows if there is an obstacle up ahead that will hinder us making a big purchase now. He knows how that person will react if we don't seek Him before we speak. It only makes sense to seek first the one who knows all.

I challenge you to maintain an open communication with God. I challenge you to put your faith in the eyes of God, the all wise one, instead of trusting your own eyes. And I challenge you to not argue with Him if His way isn't your way. It will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. God Bless!