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A reflection on Proverbs and self-awareness, examining how we can apply its wisdom to our own lives. Are we sometimes th… (visit YouTube for more)
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The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
When we meditate on the word of God, we have to say, what does this mean to me? How does this apply to me? And so when I look at this verse, I have to say, am I a babbling fool? Does that aptly describe me sometimes? It probably does!
Have I resisted commandments? Have I resisted wisdom? Have I sometimes thought I know best? Uh, yes. Often.
But the writer of the Proverbs says that if we are wise in our hearts, we’ll receive these commandments. We will look to those who are more experienced. We will look to those who’ve been further than we have.
We won’t just babble. We won’t just spew forth our opinions.
