Foolishness Will Ruin Your Life
Proverbs 19:3 (NLT) “People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.”
How many mistakes have you made in your life based solely on the decisions you made? Or you decided to take someone else’s advice but discovered it was the wrong advice. Technically, it was still your decision because you agreed with what someone else told you.
This scripture basically stands on its own. No further description is needed. One thing to remember is that foolishness comes in a couple of categories: (1) A person who is behaving foolishly and is unaware of their actions, and (2) A person who knows they could be wrong but doesn’t care because they are spending most of their time trying to prove they are right.
Everyone can behave foolishly in some form or fashion. In fact, it is easy to do due to a lack of information. Another term for this is called ignorance. When you don’t have the correct information, you can easily take the wrong action, believing that you are correct. You still have a sincere heart, but you can be sincerely wrong. When you are given the right information and are humble enough to accept correction, there is usually no pride in overcoming being right. You accept the correction and change your behavior.
Proverbs 1:5 (NKJV) “A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel.”
The other part of foolishness is the most dangerous. They refuse to change, no matter how many facts you place in front of them. They care whose mouth the facts are coming from. If it isn’t coming from their mouths, their thoughts, their ideas, then they will not listen and argue with you. These are the ones who ruin their lives by making the wrong decisions, wrong choices, and taking the wrong actions. They are thinking, “It’s my life, my choice, my body, my freedom; I can do whatever I want!” The biggest problem with this kind of foolishness is that there is no accountability. They are never wrong. If something went wrong, someone else is to blame. People love to blame God because He is all-powerful, and in their eyes, He did nothing to prevent what went wrong in their lives. God is not obligated to endorse your foolishness, especially the stubborn foolishness of those who refuse to change. That is why the scripture says to humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and HE will lift you up. (James 4:10)
Here is something to remember: it doesn’t matter what you learned in school, what your friends told you, what you read in a book, what your pastor told you, or even what your parents told you. They “could” mistakenly guide you to something that is wrong. Especially information passed down from generation to generation as tradition. I’m not saying to you to ignore everyone around you. What I’m trying to explain is that the Word of God (The Bible) is the source of truth. Go to God for all your questions.
Don’t be rigid and focused on your own thinking, always assuming you are right. Always make sure what you think and believe is aligned with what is written in God’s Word. Before making any decision, say out loud, “Father God, I’m thinking this is what I should do, but I lay it aside to follow your direction. Please guide me in the right direction regarding this decision.” Also seek wise counsel. The right person will always point you back to what God’s Word says instead of just telling you what you want to hear.
Proverbs 14:12 (NKJV) “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”
Be Blessed!
Ron
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