Tuesday Devo

Scripture Reading:

Proverbs 14
15 Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!
The prudent carefully consider their steps.
16 The wise are cautious and avoid danger;
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

Commentary from the ESV Study Bible:

The wise gives thought to his path and turns away from evil (cf. ESV footnote on cautious with the use of this phrase in 3:7; 16:6). In contrast, the fool is reckless on his path (14:16b).

Study Questions:

We all tend to believe this myth: PROMISES and POTENTIAL are a substitute for PREPARATION. False. Single and dating folks... When you fall in love, you'll believe anything. You think that someday, when you find that special someone and get married, THEN you'll get a job, stop drinking, get out of debt, deal with your porn addiction, get more involved in church, etc. You'll promise yourself and the other person all kinds of things. The problem is, we can't promise our way past our lack of preparation. Is there an area of your life where you are over-promising and under-delivering? Where are you wanting results but not willing to put in the work? Are you believing promises someone is making while ignoring the cold, hard truth?
When looking for someone to date or marry, we should look for PURSUIT and PREPARATION, not PROMISES and POTENTIAL. Singles, what does this look like in your day to day lives? How do you make sure YOU'RE pursuing the right things and preparing in the right ways? Married folks, was there a time in your life, maybe even before your spouse, that you fell for the fallacy of believing promises and putting your hopes in their potential?

Pray:

That you wouldn't believe promises hoping someone will change.
That you would be wise in your relationship decision making.

This Week's City 7:

Try to commit to memory!

5. Why do I follow Jesus? I follow Jesus because Jesus rose from the dead proving that He is the way, the truth and the life.
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)

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