Proverbs 27 Challenge to Change

 

Prayer Proverbs 27

Prayer:  

Heavenly Father,

We will shout for joy to you LORD, with all the earth.  We worship you LORD with gladness; come before you with joyful songs.  We know that the LORD is God.

It is you Lord who made us, and we are you people; we are your people, the sheep of your pasture.  Your Beloved ones will enter your gates with thanksgiving you’re your courts with praise; we give thanks to you and praise your name. For you LORD are good and your love endures forever; your faithfulness continues through all generations. Your Beloved ones, thank you for love and forgiveness of our sins.  That we would forgive those that would sin against us with a pure heart.  We ask you to guide us in all we do, that we may honor you.  We will not boast about tomorrow, we do not know what a day may bring forth. We will let another praise us, and not our own mouth; someone else, and not our own lips. Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both. We will not be burdened by the provoking of a fool. Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Father please give us the strength not to be envious of others.  Better is open rebuke than hidden love.  We will seek to love one another deeply because love covers a multitude of sins.  Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.  Our desire would be to build friendships on honest words and not on deceptive motives.  Our prayer continually is that the words of our mouth and meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you Lord, because you are our rock and our redeemer. We thank you for your protection over our families and homes… In Jesus name we pray…Amen!

 

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,

Love in Christ,

Jennifer Pettiford

Proverbs 27 

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider. If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm; restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored. As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise. Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them. Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27:1-27‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://www.bible.com/111/pro.27.1-27.niv

 

Things to Consider:

• Do not boast about tomorrow

• Provocation by a fool is a burden

• Love should not be hiddenR