big picture living

You gotta love the Proverbs.  They're so clear cut, especially when our lives aren't.

For example, ever been in a situation where your friends are laughing at something that just isn't really funny and they expect you to join in?  Maybe at the expense of someone's feelings?

Just think of these verses:

"The crooked man is an abomination to the Lord;
But He is intimate with the upright.
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
Though He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
The wise will inherit honor,
But fools display dishonor."     Proverbs 3:32-35

I want to be the upright one, the righteous, even when it's uncomfortable here on earth.  And it definitely is.

But let's remember, this time on earth is fleeting.  The big picture is eternity.  The uncomfortable situations here, when our friends expect us to do unwise and ungodly things with them, those are things we'll have to account for with the God of the Universe.  Maybe we -- I -- should stop and think before I join in.  Everything has a consequence.

We are blessed with a God who encourages us to be righteous -- Teresa