Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Proverbs - Don't Trust What SEEMS Right



Proverbs 14:12

 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.

We must not be women who trust our own judgment. 
Things can seem one way but in fact be cloaked with a deceptive covering.   Way back in the Garden of Eden we see Eve looking at the forbidden fruit and evaluating whether she should eat it.  She analyzed, she evaluated and she came to a conclusion that seemed right to her.  Sisters, in humility of mind, we must seek the Lord and acknowledge Him in all of our ways so that He might direct our paths.  We may be influenced by all kinds of things to distort our discretion and judgment. 

The Lord does not necessarily call us to go in a way that seems right to us.  He calls us to go in the way that He says is right for us.  Here we see that the end of certain decisions is death.  The beginning of the road seems right but at its ultimate destination is death.  That is why we seek the God who is and was and is to come.  He will tell us not to go in a certain direction because He knows where it will take us.  We must trust Him and His ability and love to guide our lives.  Just because something appears good does not make it good.  If the Lord says, “No’ we must submit trusting our futures to Him.

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