Proverbs 19:16-29
Reflect
At times it can be challenging to accept instruction--to be told that we are wrong about something, to be shown a better way, or be corrected in an area of sin. It can feel really personal and sometimes uncomfortable. The verse we are landing on today tells us to “listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future” (verse 20). A mark of wisdom is to be someone that receives and accepts instruction, someone that desires to learn and grow and live rightly before God. Some of the wisest people I know are those that graciously accept instruction.
To be someone who is teachable is to be wise.
This proverb also points out that both listening to advice and accepting instruction have an impact on the future. The effects of receiving or rejecting wisdom may not play out until later.
Take a few minutes to think about the following questions:
What does it look like to listen to advice and accept instruction in your life?
Is God inviting you to accept instruction in a particular area? What could be the next step in walking that out?
Erin Gibbard
Pray
- Pray for Pastor Dan, our Lead Team Pastor and his family.
- Pray for our Young Adults Pastor, Nathanael Trinh, his ministry, and his family.
- Pray for our Congregational Life Pastor, Melissa Chaffee and her family.
- Pray for our Communications Specialist, Katrina Grey.
- Pray for Karen Alksne, our Congregational Life Ministry Associate.
- Pray for our Custodians, Adit Gamble, Stan Goodnough and Anne King; Facilities Manager, Joe Richards.