My Sunday in Boulder

If you've stopped by for a visit recently, you probably already know that I am working out of town in Boulder, CO.  This place is gorgeous!  Here is the view I start with everyday from my hotel!

Today, I started the day going to church with a friend and coworker.  The service was quite different than anything I'm used to, but it was nice.  The church itself was so beautiful.  I wanted to take pictures so badly, but I didn't think it would be appreciated.  I did take a shot of the beauty around us on our walk from the car.  Here is just a glimpse of how beautiful it is around here!

After church we went out to lunch in downtown Boulder.  Again, just walking to our destination was breathtaking!

These pictures really don't capture the true beauty.  My iPhone is nice, but certainly not a top notch camera. 

I hope you got a feel for how lovely this place really is.  I wonder if the people who live here ever get over it.  Probably not!

I tweaked my blog using the logo my son created for me.  What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by.

Jeanne

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Furniture Finds

Since I am traveling for my work pretty much until December 9 (I'm home for 2 weeks in November), I can't post about my usual projects.  Today I thought I would share with you what I have waiting for me to work on when I return home.  I have purchased most of these pieces at estate sales on the last day for unbelievable bargains!  Some I have ideas for already.  Others will "speak" to me as I get started on them.  My husband keeps telling me I'm forbidden to buy another piece of furniture until I move some out. He says I've gotten obsessed carried away with my bargain hunting.   I just give him that "look", and he gives in. :)  

So here are my finds..................

Mid-Century Modern Gossip Bench.  What a fun piece!
I think I'll go with some bright colors on this one.

I have learned since I bought this, that it is Waterfall furniture.
 I haven't decided whether to paint it or restore it.

Matching vanity.

This coffee table is huge!  The top is pretty scratched up, which
is hard to see in this picture.  Look at those roomy drawers!

I'm thinking a glossy finish for this one.  And shiny silver for the handles.

Got this one the day before I left town.  It is solid wood
 (looks like oak) and the drawers are dovetail construction.  It's a beauty!

A closer look.

OK, maybe my husband is right about getting carried away with my furniture purchases.  I actually have a cute little drop leaf table I haven't gotten a picture of yet.  Well, I'll definitely have plenty of work cut out for me when I get home.  I can't wait!!!!!

Please leave some comments with your ideas!

Thanks for stopping by.
Jeanne

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Day 12 - Over and Out

Just a quick post to say that I have decided I cannot keep up with the 31 days of change challenge.  I am not usually a quitter, but this challenge is really just stressing me out.  I started my blog as an outlet to share my new endeavor with furniture and home decor makeovers.  Up to this point I have enjoyed blogging.  I guess I really should have picked a topic more along those lines. Since I was working out of town for the month of October, I knew I wouldn't be doing any makeovers.  That is why I ended up choosing the topic that I did. 


I apologize to those couple of people that have been following these posts.  Thank you so much for reading! 


Blessings!
Jeanne

Day 11 - One Thought

Sorry I am a bit behind in my posting for chapter 11.  I am finding that after working all day and then finally settling in after going to dinner and such, I am not feeling very coherent for writing a post.  I really thought this was going to be a great way to keep posting while I'm away from home for my work for the month.  Alas, I don't seem to have the stamina to keep it up.  So, at least for the next few days, I am going to pick one verse from the chapter for that day to comment on.  Sorry to the two people that are reading this.

Verse 30 - "The godly are like trees that bear life-giving fruit, and those who save lives are wise".

This verse makes me ask myself, "am I bearing life-giving fruit?".  In other words my life should be drawing the lost to life in Christ.  I am to be a living epistle (II Corinthians 3:2-3).  I need to be bolder in my walk, so that I can save people's lives.  

Short and sweet.

Jeanne

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Fall Giveaway

I'm entering the big Fall Giveaway over at  Savvy Seasons If you want to enter just click her button over on my sidebar or the link above.  Enter by October 14.  Let her know I sent you over!  


Good luck!
Jeanne

Day 10 - Wise Sayings

This chapter is full of a variety of wise sayings.  There doesn't seem to be a central theme, other than sound advice for life.  I guess a lot of the statements do contrast good and evil, so to speak.  As usual, I'll pick out the ones that "speak" to me and go from there.

Verse 3 - "The Lord will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked". I'm gonna go with the spiritual rather than the literal with this one.  I believe we are all created with a hunger for God and the godly have that hunger satisfied.  The wicked will never be satisfied, unless they repent and "join" the godly.  I really think it's His love that allows the wicked to have this craving in hope that they will turn to him.  He is not willing that any perish.  (2Peter 3:9)

The next bit of wisdom is concerning our words.  Verse 19 states, "Too much talk leads to sin.  Be sensible and keep your mouth shut".  And verse 21 states, "The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense".  It sounds like we need to choose our words carefully to keep from sinning.  Let our words be encouraging.  Think twice before we speak. 

This made me think about James 3:3-6 and the power in the tongue.  Here are those verses.  "We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.  And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong.  In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.  But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.  And the tongue is a flame of fire.  It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body.  It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself".  Later in this chapter it goes on to say no man can tame the tongue.  We can only depend on our Father and His strength to tame our tongue.  

The last piece of wisdom I want to cover is in verse 25.  It states, "When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation".  Our lasting foundation is God's word.  It reminds me of what I said in a previous post.  We need to memorize scriptures and then meditate on them and make them a part of us.  That is our firm foundation, along with our faith in Him.  Jesus thought it was pretty important, as he states in Matthew 7:24 - 27.  "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.  Though the rain comes in torrents and the flood waters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock.  But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.  When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash".

I hope you have received blessing in some small way from this posting.  Thank you for stopping by.

Grace to you.

Jeanne

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Day 9 - Wisdom's Invitation

As I sit here writing today's 31 day post, I ask myself, "What was I thinking?!".  I kind of feel like when I get on the treadmill or elliptical machine and urge myself on by watching the percentage complete stats.  So today I'm 29% complete with this challenge I've set before myself.  I can do this.  Just push through to the next goal.  I'll make that one 50%, and then talk myself on after that.  As you can see today's post is coming up rather late.  Well, it is Sunday, and I just wanted  my day of rest.  So here we go.

Not only is wisdom calling to us, "she" is setting up a banquet for us.  How cool is that!  Verses 1 - 6 state, 

Wisdom has built her spacious house with seven pillars.  She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.  She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.  She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.  "Come home with me," she urges the simple.  To those without good judgment, she says, "Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.  Leave your foolish ways behind, and begin to live; learn how to be wise." (New Living Translation)

What an honor to be invited to this banquet.  Are we attending?  Or are we too busy to be bothered?  When I read this it made me think of the New Testament story of the great feast.  Here it is in Luke 14:15 - 24. 

Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, "What a privilege it would be to have a share in the Kingdom of God!" (New Living Translation)

Jesus replied with this illustration: "A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.  When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to come.  But they all began making excuses.  One said he had just bought a field and wanted to inspect it, so he asked to be excused.  Another said he had just bought five pair of oxen and wanted to try them out.  Another had just been married, so he said he couldn't come."

"The servant returned and told his master what they had said.  His master was angry and said, 'Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.'  After the servant had done this, he reported, 'There is still room for more.'  So his master said, 'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.  For none of those I invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I had prepared for them.'" (New Living Translation)

I know that's a lot to take in, but I thought the whole passage was important to share.  If I want to partake of the feast wisdom has prepared, I better have my ears open for the invitation.  And I better be willing to stop what I'm doing to attend.  God has everything there for the taking.  We just need to want it and seek it.  I am asking my Father to give me more hunger, so that I will be more than ready to come to the feast!

As usual, there are many other "gems" in this chapter that I am not covering. Please be sure to read it all and listen to what the Father has to say to you.

Thanks for dropping by.

Blessings!

Jeanne

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Day 8 - Wisdom's Call

Let me give you fair warning, this is going to be a very short post.  Keeping up with this 31 days and working full time away from home is really catching up with me.  I also have a full day of work tomorrow.  So I need to hit the hay.  

I found it interesting that wisdom calls out to us.  Verse 1 states, "Listen as wisdom calls out!  Hear as understanding raises her voice!" If we would just listen, we would reap all of "her" benefits.  Here are some of those benefits as seen throughout the rest of the chapter:

 Common Sense

Understanding

Wholesome and Good Advice

Good Judgement

Knowledge and Discernment

Success

Insight and Strength

Of course there is much more to this chapter, but that's all I've got for you today.  

Goodnight.

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Day 7 - Treasure His Commands

Here's another chapter that is primarily a father's warnings to his son about the seductions of an immoral woman.  I think I covered all I really have on this subject on Day 5.  So my focus will be on the first few verses of this chapter and how I think they apply to all of us.  When I read these verses, I again take it as my Father God speaking to me.  Let's take a look at 

verses 1 - 4.  

"Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. Obey them and live! Guard my teachings as your most precious possession.  Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.  Write them deep within your heart.  Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family".(New Living Translation)

I have to ask myself, am I "always treasuring His commands and guarding them as my most precious possession?".  It reminds me that I need to remain true to what I believe about His commands.  Sometimes it's easy to let things slide to avoid confrontation or a little discomfort.  If I truly treasured His commands all the time, I wouldn't let that happen.  I don't know that I'm going to walk around with the word of God tied on my fingers, but I have had post-it-notes stuck here and there at times.  When I have done this, it does help me to keep His commands at the forefront of my mind.  I think in order to "write them deep within my heart", I need to meditate on His word and memorize passages.  This is a habit that I have let fall away over the years.  I think I will begin "writing" His word deep in my heart again.

What steps will you take today to treasure His commands?

Blessings!

Jeanne

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Day 6 - Lessons for Daily Life

This chapter has lots of good advice for pitfalls to avoid in our daily lives.  Things like don't co-sign a loan for a friend or someone you hardly know (verses 1-3).  Don't be lazy (verses 6 - 11).  Avoid worthless and wicked people (verses 12 - 15) .  Avoid doing the seven things God hates 
(verses 16 - 19).  Don't be seduced (verses 24 - 26).  I'm going to address a couple of these a little further.


Verses 6 - 8 are probably some of the most familiar text in Proverbs.  "Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.  Learn from their ways and be wise!  Even though they have no prince, governor, or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter".(New Living Translation) Are we doing our best, even when no one is watching?  We must remember God is watching.  Work with Him in mind.  Colossians 3:23 states, "Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people".


I found verses 12 - 14 to be quite interesting.  They state, "Here is a description of worthless and wicked people:  They are constant liars, signaling their true intentions to their friends by making signs with their eyes and feet and fingers.  Their perverted hearts plot evil.  They stir up trouble constantly". (New Living Translation) This one kind of hit me between the eyes!  Now, mind you I don't constantly lie or plot evil and stir up trouble.  However, I have rolled my eyes or some such thing to convey my thoughts to others.  Since these actions are part of the description of worthless and wicked people, I intend to guard against it from now on!  


As usual, I hope you will go on to read the whole chapter for yourself and see what else God wants to speak to you.  


Thank you for stopping by.


In His Grip!
Jeanne


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Shabby and Sleek

I have one last makeover project I can post about until I return home from my travels.  In case you haven't been by lately, I am in Boulder, Colorado for my work right now. (I live in Florida)  I'll be traveling until mid-November.  And even then I'm only home for two weeks before I head out one more time until December 9.  Currently I'm participating in the 31 Days of Change that I first read about over at Nesting Place.  If you would like to visit my 31 days postings, start here.

This makeover was done for a friend of mine.  Her prior roommate left this furniture behind for her to do with what she willed.  One person's trash is another person's treasure!  She contacted me about redoing these pieces to be more in her taste.  After we discussed her preferences, we decided to make them over similar to the coffee table redo I did in September, which you can see here.  She wanted the basic color contrasts to be the same as you'll see in the before photo.  So we decided to paint the darker parts dark and the lighter parts light, just like it already was.  She just wanted it to be shabbied up.  Is that a word?  Oh well, I'm making it one if it's not.

I actually made over a computer desk and dresser, but I forgot to get a before photo of the desk.  You'll get the gist of how it looked by seeing this before photo of the dresser.

Sleek lines and handles.

Now my friend has two new looking pieces of furniture for her guest room that are more to her taste.  Even with the more modern, sleek lines, I think they came out looking pretty nice.  It was certainly more cost effective for her than buying new furniture!  See what you think.

First, here's the dresser........

I had to fill in the extra holes since we switched from handles
to knobs.  The knobs were one's she got from her mom. (so free)

Next up, the desk.......

The drawer used to have the same handle as the dresser.
So same process.....holes filled and new knob put on.

Sorry my pictures are a bit blurry.  I guess I waited a little too late to take the shots.  It was do it then or have no pictures, because I left the next morning and the furniture has already been delivered.  Not to mention the fact that my camera is my iPhone.  Well, I guess I mentioned it didn't I? 

By the way, Spell Check confirmed that shabbied is not a word.  Oh well.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Let me know what you think.

Blessings!

Jeanne

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Day 5 - Avoid Immorality

I will start off by telling you I feel lacking in what to expound upon for this chapter.  It is really instruction to sons to avoid immoral women.  Although I'm not gleaning anything to apply to me directly, I do think there is a lesson for both men and women to be learned.  For me as a mother and grandmother, I believe it is important to understand the strong temptation my sons and grandsons will be faced with and to teach them these principles to avoid immoral acts.  As a wife I need to understand the temptation my husband can be faced with and be attentive to him in every area.  This isn't to say that women can't be tempted in this area.  But, I think the way men are "wired", they are more likely to struggle with it.


I think that the importance of what is being taught is stressed by how many times he writes about listening with statements like, "pay attention", "listen carefully", "listen to me", and "never stray from what I am about to say".  He was probably speaking from the knowledge of how strong the physical can be at times and wanted to be real sure his sons got it.  Verses 8 - 14 tell of what utter ruin an immoral lifestyle will bring.  Verses 15 - 20 tell how men should "share their love only with their wife".  So the needs men have are not wrong or sinful.  But they should seek to have their needs met with their wife and no one else.  


I don't feel I've done any justice to this chapter, but I did want to stick to my commitment.  I hope you will come back another day.


Grace to you!
Jeanne


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Day 4 - A Father's Instruction

Well, it's been a whirlwind of a day.  I was in Florida this morning and I am in Colorado as I write this tonight.  I had to travel from Denver airport to Boulder and as is usual for me, I got lost.  Needless to say I got to the hotel a bit frazzled. 


It got better though.  I met up with my friends that I haven't seen in months and enjoyed reconnecting. It's great knowing when I'm away like this, that I'm going to get to hang out with these people I've come to care about.  OK, I know you didn't come here to read about my day.  So on with chapter 4.


This chapter begins by reiterating we are reading a father's instruction to his children.  I take it as instruction to me from my Father, God.  Verses 6 & 7 were the first to really stand out to me today.  It states, "Forsake her (wisdom) not, and she shall preserve thee; Love her, and she shall keep thee.  Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding." (King James Version)So we look again at benefits of "sticking" with wisdom.  We are preserved and kept.  Protected and guarded.  The other thing that speaks to me is we are to get understanding "with all thy getting".  That makes me think of the "crying out" we looked at in chapter 2.   God really wants us to get this.  I need to get desperate with "all my getting" for understanding.  Understanding what?  Wisdom (which I think is God's word).


Let's jump ahead to verse 25, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do." How do we guard our heart?  We obtain wisdom and understanding from God.  As we just read in verse 6 wisdom will protect and guard.  We must actively pursue this wisdom everyday to keep guarded.  I know I don't always succeed at this, and my day is negatively affected when I don't.  Oh, maybe some days seem OK.  But I know when I haven't taken the time to seek the Father's wisdom and will on a daily basis, it eventually catches up with me.


The last thing I see is that we must keep focused on our pursuit of wisdom.  Keep our eye on the prize so to speak.  That's what verses 25 - 27 speak to me.  "Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.  Mark out a straight path for your feet; then stick to the path and stay safe.  Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil." (New Living Translation)


Thank you for stopping by today.


Jeanne


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Day 3 - Trusting in God

As you are reading this, I am traveling from Florida to Colorado.  I will be working in beautiful Boulder, CO for the next 3 1/2 weeks.  This time of year when I travel for my work, it is somewhat bittersweet.  I miss my family terribly while I'm gone.  But I get to go to some really cool places.  Anyway, on to today's look at Proverbs chapter 3.

This is one of those chapters where I feel tempted to type out the whole thing for you to read.  I am only going to touch on the points that really spoke to me.  However, I hope you will read each chapter in full as we go along.  Maybe something I write here will be a launching off point to somewhere else God is taking you.  There is so much more in each chapter than I am covering.  This is really me sharing with you my personal insights at this point and time in my life.  I could read these chapters six months from now, and God would probably be speaking something else to me.  That's how fluid the word of God is!

Verses 5 - 6 state, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.  Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths." (New Living Translation)

These verses are known and quoted by many of us.  However, are we really trusting in the Lord with all our heart?  How do we not lean on our own understanding?  I think verse 6 explains how we are to accomplish verse 5.  We must seek His will in ALL we do!  I think in our everyday life, that just means pray and ask Him to show you His will for your day.  God knows you have to go to a job, or get the kids to school, or teach the kids at home, or get on a plane, etc., etc.  But, we can still ask Him how He would have us approach that day.  What words should I speak?  Is there anyone He wants you to speak to specifically?  Is there someone you can lend a helping hand to today?  If we do this He will direct our paths.  

Again, I can't stress enough that there is much more in this chapter that you will want to read.  I just don't want to be writing a commentary on every single verse.  I don't think I have the talent for that, and I certainly don't want to bore you.  So I will be skipping down to verses 27 - 28.

"Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them.  If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, "Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you."

If you have the ability to help someone in need, just do it!  I love how it states, if you can do it now, don't wait.  This makes me think of my pastor and his wife.  They especially follow this principle when it comes to prayer for people.  When someone is in need of prayer, they do it on the spot.  They don't tell the person, "I'll be praying for you".  They pray now!  I get reminded of this periodically and try to make that my habit.  I must admit, I'm not always in the now when it comes to praying for others.  Though I think it is a great way to operate.  Another thing that comes to mind, is when we recently had a neighbor trying to leave for work and their car battery was dead.  I was out with the dog, and he asked if we had jumper cables.  My husband came out and helped our neighbor jump the car and get to work.  I couldn't believe how such a small helping hand meant so much to them.  They brought us over some baked goods the next day as a thank you.  And went on and on about how thankful they were for the help.  A tiny inconvenience on our part can speak volumes to someone without us even being aware.  

So for today, I'm taking this with me......I will seek His will day by day, and then I can trust in Him.  I will help others now, and not just when it is convenient for me.  Makes me think of what Jesus said....."You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself."

Until tomorrow.....

Jeanne

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Day 2 - Pursuit of Wisdom

I'm sitting here Saturday night trying to get this posting ready for tomorrow.  I know with tomorrow being Sunday, I will not get a post up in a timely fashion if I don't go ahead and write it tonight.  I already hate that I got Day 1 up rather late.  Enough of my rambling......


Chapter 2 tells us about the pursuit of wisdom and the benefits of it.  What really stood out to me were verses 3-5.  Here they are from the New Living Translation - "Cry out for insight and understanding.  Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure.  Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God".  That sounds like we need to be desperate in our quest for wisdom.  He tells us to "cry out".  I just hear desperation in that.  When I think of crying out, I think of pleading.  We should want it that much!  The other thing that struck me in these verses is the last part that states, "and you will gain knowledge of God".  Remember from Chapter 1 verse 7 we learned that, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge".  What knowledge?  The knowledge of God.  I guess that's really what it's all about; knowing God and living according to that knowledge.


Then there are the benefits of gaining this wisdom He bestows upon us.

Good Sense

Protection

Understanding

Knowing the right course of action

Joy

He Watches over us

Safety

I know I need to get more desperate for Him and His wisdom.  I will cry out to Him!!

Grace to you,

Jeanne

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Day 1 - The Book of Proverbs

Isn't this lovely.  Michele over at The Great Read
made this for me from a picture I had posted.

So it's day 1 of my 31 days of The Book of Proverbs and I'm a little intimidated by the task.  I don't really consider myself a writer or bible commentator.  However, I do know that I am a daughter of the King of Kings and He will be with me through this endeavor!


Proverbs 1 - 7 - These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.  The purpose of these proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline, good conduct, and doing what is right, just, and fair.  These proverbs will make the simpleminded clever.  They will give knowledge and purpose to the young people.  Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.  And let those who understand receive guidance by exploring the depth of meaning in these proverbs, parables, wise sayings, and riddles.  Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.  Only fools despise wisdom and discipline. (New Living Translation)


Wow!  If we all lived our lives according to these proverbs, what a world we would be living in.  A world of "wisdom, discipline, good conduct, and doing what is right, just, and fair".  Well, I certainly can't control how the rest of the world lives their lives, but I can decide how to live my own.  I for one want to gain this wisdom Solomon talks about and explore a further "depth of meaning".  


When I read these first passages it made me think of the New Testament parables of Jesus.  If you get those you get life.  And the parable of parables is about the sower or farmer.  Jesus says, "Do you not understand this parable?  How will you understand all the parables?".  He says that the farmer  sows the word of God.  I think we sow His actual word and it's principles in our own hearts as well as those around us.  And I think our actions sow as well.  You know the saying, "actions speak louder than words".


Verses 8 - 19 are exhortations of a father to his son to stay true to what he has been taught and to keep away from those that would entice him to violence for gain.  I think verses 18 & 19 really sum up the end for those people; "They set an ambush for themselves; they booby-trap their own lives!  Such is the fate of all who are greedy for gain.  It ends up robbing them of life". (New Living Translation).
I think being "greedy for gain" can catch any of us if we're not careful.  You know, the whole "keep up with the Jone's" mentality.  Although we may not get physically violent as stated in this proverb, I think some people will step on anyone that gets in the way of their pursuit of gain.  The end result will "rob them of life" through hurting their marriage, not knowing their children, physical sickness, mental stress,..........the list goes on.


The last part of this chapter is a warning that we must heed wisdom.  If we don't, calamity will come.  Verse 29 states, "For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord".  Remember back in verse 7 we read, 
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction".  So we must first be reverent to God.  Let's stop and really look at who He is.  The creator of the universe.  The master builder.  He deserves respect and awe!  That's where knowledge begins and wisdom grows from there.


I hope that you can glean some small nugget from this today.  Thank you for reading.


Blessings!
Jeanne


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