Proverbs Chapter 4:
The great thing about this chapter is how the father is practically begging his son to seek wisdom. Normally, the parental appeal takes a verse or two, but this one goes on and on for about 10 verses. You can really see the passion in the Father as he pleads with his son to seek wisdom. Also, wisdom is seen as a woman, which is interesting. Normally, a father will talk to his son about women and encourage his son to date. The agenda of this father is very different. Verse 6…“love her and she will watch over you”…verse 8…”esteem her”…”embrace her.” It sounds like he’s talking about a girl, but he’s really talking about seeking wisdom. I love verse 3…”when I was a boy.” You’re probably thinking he’s about to tell how he walked 10 miles to school in the snow and it was 105 degrees outside. However, he relates to his son and lets him know he’s not the first to go through struggles. It may be hard to do, but somehow we have to let our children know we’ve been there, without coming across as a know it all. Let them know you made some mistakes and what you learned from them. We just have to be honest. And truthfully, I think we as adults still battle with this issue. Every time we go through something it’s as if we are the only one with problems, or the only one to go through whatever it is we are going through. It’s just more proof that we need advice and direction as we go through the trials and difficulties of life. Verse 11 says wisdom will lead you to straight paths. I think that should be the desire for all Christ followers.
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I can so see some begging going on in this house in a few years when it comes to wisdom. I think being authentic with our children is the power behind teaching our children about having a real relationship with Christ. If we pretend we have it all together then we serious mislead our children in what Christianity is about. We are to show them what complete dependence on Him looks like, what it looks like to mess up and seek His forgiveness, what unconditional love looks like and so on and on we could go. The verse in this chapter that I believe is so important for us today is verse 23 which tells us to guard our hearts. Guarding our hearts means living counter cultural lives and that is super challenging these days. Our only hope is to keep our hearts turned to heavenly things and staying in the Word. Sorry I kind of got carried away with my comment. I am liking this accountability to read through the Proverbs.
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