Day 9

"Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding." Proverb 9:6

When you become a Christian, a saved, born-again Christian, you change. There is a super-natural change that is brought about within you.

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17

There are many changes that take place, some happen faster than others but the changes, they always come.

When I read verse 6 of today's proverb, that's what I thought of..changes.

Times of change are not always the easiest times to go through. They can be trying times, challenging times, difficult times.

But verse tells us we need to forsake the foolish and go in the way of understanding. This is sometimes easiest right after we get saved. Our eyes have just been opened to the Bible and God and His standards and expectations and desires and we can see ourselves stuck in the life we had been living up to that point and it can be easy to discern the foolish things from the right things.

But what about 10 years down the road? Is it still as easy to discern?

It should be.

We may not have as many foolish things in our life after being saved and in the Word for a few years but I'm sure if we examined ourselves and our lives, we could find some foolish things in our lives.

I know I have. I don't think there is anything wrong with self-examinations. Wait, maybe I should restate that. I don't think there is anything wrong with periodic self-examinations.

In fact, I know that I need to examine my self, examine my life, my speech, my thoughts and actions from time to time.

Even better, is when I allow God to examine me.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24

We don't always like to actually pray that prayer for God to search, in fear of what He will find and expose to us. We can very easily turn a blind eye to our own faults and foolishness. And when I say "we", I do mean myself included.

I believe the wise thing to do, is to regularly ask God to search out your heart, you mind, your thoughts, your life and ask Him to reveal unto you the "foolishness" that you are holding onto and carrying with you. When He does show you those things, address them (don't ignore them) and forsake them. This will free you up and allow God to guide you in the way of everlasting and in the way of understanding.

"Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding." Proverb 9:6

I've got some evaluating to do.