Proverbs 14: 16
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.
Our holy, gracious, heavenly Father has already cleansed my heart of so much arrogance and carelessness and other foolishnesses in the past few years. He has been teaching me His ways of wisdom, compassion, understanding, and generosity; graciousness, patience, and forbearance.
But I seem to be such a slow learner, it takes me forever even after I know it, to be able to live it in my life and attitudes! Every time I take a step forward, I seem to slip back a half-step!
The more I learn, the more I realize how far I have still to go!
O my Father, Please put a guard on my tongue! Teach me to fill my heart with Your goodness, and to consider my words before I open my mouth (or set my fingers to my keyboard, or my thumbs to my phone!)
I am desperate for You, Father, I pant after You! I need Your strength to follow Your ways and do the works You planned out for me beforehand! I can do nothing without You, O Father!
Keep me constantly and continually in Your lap, Your arms around me constraining me from going my way! Let me not deviate from Your path, not turning to the right or to the left, not running ahead or lagging behind, not wandering off or pulling away!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
