Proverbs - Working or Following Empty People?

Proverbs 12:11-12

 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread:

but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

                                Verse 11 tells us that if we till our land we shall be satisfied.  Sometimes we find ourselves not satisfied or sensing we haven’t had enough of something.  We thirst and hunger and don’t know why.  This verse tells us that one remedy for this is tilling our land.  How have you been tending to your dishes, laundry, dusting, making the beds, gardening, cooking etc.?  Do you find yourself procrastinating on tilling your land and then wandering from store to store, or this snack to this snack hoping something will settle you down?  Try tilling your land.  Instead of eating that food when you aren’t hungry go do a chore. Instead of going to that mall, clean out a cabinet.  Working and laboring God-given assignments surprisingly bring about a strong sense of satisfaction.  “The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much....”(Eccl 5:12a)

          I think of many an afternoon talk show or soap opera as these vain persons a woman could be tempted to follow.  Even the expression, “Are you following the story?” could be used to express an avid soap watcher. If we are on social media too much and following certain sources or watching worldly ‘reality’ shows we can be following empty persons and what they depict as important or worthy as opposed to what the Lord deems worthy of our time and focus.

As women, there is so much to be done always and the Lord has given us both the responsibility and the privilege of keeping home.  The television/internet/radio are full of vain persons and if we follow them we will be women void of understanding.  Let us keep our home and have it reflect the God of order who set everything in its place and maintains creation in an orderly manner.