DAY 10

God bless you people of God,

Reminder: Read proverbs 10 and pray 3 times daily Focus Text

(note: todays proverb is packed with knowledge and i think we all should feel incline to offer some reflection. lets see some responses)

17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray

Reflection: An important lesson offered from our focus text: How you respond has an effect on other people. One of the first lessons that wisdom can offer in living a public life is that people watch you. They see who you are and what you do. Sometimes we would like to be excluded from the conversation or to have people stay out of our business because that makes us more comfortable. I wonder if we consider however, the influence of our actions. Did you know that people can be saved by your actions? Peoples lives can be changed by watching you deal with the blessings and burdens of life.

When we are in trouble, we tend to hide ourselves behind a smile and nice clothing. We tend to pretend like everything is okay. When we have our secret habits and secret sin, we tend to cover it with make-up and cologne, good conversation, and other kinds of distractions. However, sometimes God uses our challenges to show the way to life. If we choose to ignore the opportunity we lead others astray. We send a message of hypocrisy and make Christianity unattractive. We fool ourselves into thinking that we can do what we want to do instead of what God calls us to do.

A serious thought: How many people have we lead astray ignoring God's correction? How many people have suffered from our sinful fiascoes and now have trouble finding God? Have we heeded disciple lately? or does our life still lead others astray?

Consider the cost. Discover the opportunity. Show the way to life

God Bless