The wicked work a deceitful work, but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward

"The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death."

Proverbs 11:18-19

The Lord helped me greatly this morning. This morning, I woke up and I was tempted. I was tempted to be slothful, which then led to other temptations. While I laid in bed, the thoughts of the slothful man kept coming in my mind, while also thoughts of lusts came into my mind. I was so tired. I didnt want to get up. But the Lord reminded me, "As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed." -- Proverbs 26:14. I was turning over in my bed, but really, I was turning away from the Lord. Geez, I hate the way that sounds. I hate that that was true. I hate that I turned from the Lord all because I was physically tired. And as I turned from the Lord, I turned to the wicked. You see, the Lord already helped me realize how I walk with Him. Its like walking around your house backwards. Try it some time! The Lord helped me to realize that the way I am to walk with Him is by first facing Him, and then following His instruction on where to step. Stepping backwards. You see, the Lord will tell me where to step, and I will take that step, but the step is backwards. Backwards into my own darkness. You see, as I face the Lord, I face the Lord's light, and my back is to my own darkness. I no longer see my darkness. I see the Lord's light. I see the Lord. As I see the Lord, the Lord will tell me where to step. By His direction, I will step backwards into my own darkness, BUT, the Lord's light will shine where darkness use to be! As the Lord says, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." -- Psalm 119:105. The Lord also says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." -- John 1:1. As I follow the Lord, I follow the Lord's word. The Lord's word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path, which means, as I follow the Lord, the Lord's light will light my path! So even though I may step backwards into my darkness, the Lord's light shines on that step! And this is why, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." -- Psalm 23:4. Yea though I walk in the valley of shadow of death, I will fear no evil becausse the Lord is with me. The Lord is directing me. Even though the Lord is directing me into my darkness, the Lord is shining His light in my darkness so I can see the truth! So that what was once dark is now light! What was once old becomes new! As the Lord says, "And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." -- Revelation 21:5. The Lord DOES make ALL things new; even my own darkness! And though I walk through my own valley of shadow of death, I will not fear evil because the Lord is with me, and the Lord is directing me. I just need to make sure I FACE THE LORD. As I face the Lord, my back will be to my darkness. Then I can step backwards, following the Lord's direction without looking at my fears; without looking at my darkness! THEN I WILL BE ABLE TO FEAR NO EVIL BECAUSE THE LORD IS WITH ME, AND I AM FACING THE LORD AND THE LORD'S LIGHT. When I look at the Lord and face the Lord's light, there is NOTHING TO FEAR! THANK YOU LORD!

But the opposite is also true...

What if I dont face the Lord, like I did this morning?

In my slothfulness, I turned away from the Lord. My body may been turning in bed, but my heart and my spirit turned from the Lord

If I turn from the Lord and His light, I am only turning to one thing -- my darkness. And in my darkness, wickedness pursued me. I was looking at wickedness and darkness because I wasnt looking at the Lord; because I wasnt following the Lord's instruction; because I wasnt following the Lord; and all because I was physically tired. Because I was physically tired, I turned away from the Lord

But the Lord is good

The Lord KEPT reminding me of His word

And then, the Lord did this

The Lord told me that I could either continue going with them (the wicked), or go with Him. The choice is mine

When the Lord told me, "the choice is yours", I choose to go with the Lord. I wanted to go to the Lord. I wanted to be with the Lord. But thats all due to the Lord's grace, and the Lord's conviction within me. I've been with the wicked before. I've lived in the congregation of the dead. I've fallen into that great pit. I want to be with the Lord. With the Lord's peace. With the Lord's love. With the Lord's light. I want to be with the Lord

Then, the Lord did something really special

I went to the Lord's word, but I had no idea where to read.

I kept praying to the Lord and telling the Lord the truth. I told the Lord that I was really tired, but that I want to be here. That I wanted to be here with Him in His word

I asked the Lord to guide me

He did

I opened my bible to where I last was -- Proverbs 19

The Lord told me to go back

I went back a couple pages. As I did, I kept reading "random" verses. They seemed random to me because I had no idea where I was supposed to go

I told the Lord the truth. That I felt like I was just reading random verses

But, as the Lord says, "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom." -- Psalm 51:6

I told the Lord the truth of my inward parts (my heart and mind)

Then the Lord did it.

The Lord made me to know wisdom of the hidden part!

"Randomly", I stumbled upon Proverbs 11:18-19

"The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death."

But now I know that this wasnt random.

It was the Lord brought me there

The Lord helped me to realize that the wicked were working a deceitful work, BUT, to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward. That righteousness tends to life, BUT, if I pursue evil, I pursue it to my own death

The Lord helped me to realize the truth and wisdom of the hidden part. That the wicked WILL work a deceitful work. But if I pursue the Lord and His righteousness, the Lord will fill me with His light, which is the life of this world

The Lord is the way, the truth, and the life.

By following the Lord, I am filled with the Lord's light, love, and life

And being filled with the Lord's light, love, and life -- that is a sure reward

Thank You Lord!

And thank You Lord I get to share this with them!

Thank You Lord!

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