Bible reading + notes 5/12 · Restoring Warriors

Bible reading + notes 5/12

Proverbs 12 - Pride and Ego are walls built up, they resist correction and resist wisdom. My defensiveness when I’m approached with correction or feedback is evidence of a prideful heart. I wish to receive wisdom and wish to live in correction.

A wife is such good gift from the lord, a crown. I think back to two marriages that were squandered, where I took for granted the calling of marriage and allowed my own pride, comfort and selfishness rot what could’ve been fruitful. It’s all led me to today, and the man the lord has shaped and continues to shape me to be. My scars are wisdom. I am a man of humility, self control, and accountability.

John 7 - he who speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory. The lord has been working on me in this area and I’ve had to really examine my pride. I felt some conviction before launchpad and heard the lord clearly while at launchpad, re-examine your heart posture and make a correction. Good intentions are great, but if not consistently reviewed it’s human nature to drift.

Judges 14 - Samsons story shows us how easily a man can be manipulated by a woman, I don’t think as clearly or use the best discernment when women are involved. Samsons wife manipulated him, then betrayed him without hesitation. She wasn’t a Jewish woman, she was a philistine. It sheds light on the importance of seeking a wife who is equally yoked. Different beliefs = different morals.

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