I think I had the longest conversation of my life yesterday. It lasted from about 10:50 am until about 6 pm. No joke. I barely had time to pee. ;) Thankfully, it was with one of the coolest folks I've met in my entire life. So all in all, a pretty good day. Quite mentally exhausting, as you would guess, but swell nevertheless.
Let's say, I learned a lot.
You know, being smart is not the same as having wisdom. Having a lot of information does not make you wise.
Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Proverbs 2:2. So apparently, we can hear a lot of stuff, even have it written down, and even read stuff... but that doesn't mean that we know what we're reading. He tells us to concentrate on it.
A lot of what God wants us to do has to do with patience, doesn't it? Concentration takes time. Waiting on the Lord takes time. Being slow to speak, and slow to anger, takes a little cool-down time. Growing... obviously... It takes time.
The only thing that grows a mile overnight is nothing but a weed.
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 1:7, 12:1
The book of Proverbs tells you a lot of do's and do not's that you might have not even considered before. It always convicts me when I read it. Especially today. But God gives us grace. ...When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure. 1 Corinthians 10:13
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16
By grace, Tara K
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