Part 1

Guest writer-Ashleigh Duncan

Okay, so let me try this again...I'm thinking God was telling me to read the entire chapter 3 of Proverbs because it's been stuck in my head for over a week now. I sat down and read it last night and there's SO much packed into that one chapter!!! So, here's what I'm doing, I'm breaking it down as God did for me and I'm sharing it with y'all. I don't know when God will ask me to return to Psalms but now just isn't the time for it. Anyway, let's not keep the Lord waiting!!! Today I'm just looking at the first 4 verses. Here, God tells us the secret to a long life. Did you catch that? We hold, in our hands, the secret to a long life. Not only a long life but a happy, peaceful life. Now remember, it won't necessarily be a perfectly healthy, a full of riches and money, or a pain-free life but it will be peaceful...happy and peaceful. Life here is never easy, we can't expect everything to go perfectly because we live in a sinful world full of imperfect humans, including ourselves. Even Jesus had a life on earth that included pain and troubles. But to achieve that peace and happiness in our souls, God tells us all we have to do is remember His teachings and keep His commands. That's it! (After you give your life over to Jesus, of course, that's the most important first step to soul-consuming peace.) I love the first "teaching" that is listed here after we're told this wonderful secret. Never let love and faithfullness leave you, in fact, wear them around your neck and display them as you would a favorite necklace and let it soak into your very inner being! Just think, if the entire world followed no other command but that one alone, how much of a better place would this be to live?! If we do this we win favor with both God and man. How amazing is that?! You please both!! This isn't serving both God and man, this is simply loving everyone around you and never forgetting that both God and man exist. Both deserve our love and both deserve our faithfullness and loyalty. Who are we to deny either of them this simple gift? Love your brother (or sister, we all understand that God means everyone). Love your God. Don't put anyone down but try to lift them up. We all need a smile every now and again. We all need encouragement. I hope you all have a wonderful day!! Love you!!

 

In Christ,

Bridget Ashleigh

 

Today, I am thankful for God being a very persistant God, I'm not the easiest person to convince sometimes and He never gives up on me :)