Proverbs 25:27
It is not
good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Honey is
sweet and delicious. A little honey goes
a long way. If honey is spread too
thickly, it usually runs off of the bread and onto our hands. This stickiness is absolutely troublesome and
everything we touch seems to take on this undesirable feel. This is how glory works too. When a man is legitimately praised for a
talent or job well done, it is good.
People thrive on affirmation and it is sweet. When a man looks for this praise himself and
uses manipulation or leading questions to get it, it is not good. The ‘honey’ drips all over and what was meant
to be sweet is now troublesome and messy.
Let us be women who do not lean in to hear and bring about our own
glory. We will let other men’s lips
praise us but we will not be those who instigate and cause such praise to be
given.
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