Proverbs 19:22:
What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
This chapter deals a lot with what is to be considered as success, both as we look at our own lives, and as we evaluate and seek to encourage others. As we go down through this chapter, there are a lot of things that can lead to failure: making hasty decisions and statements(v.1,2), choosing our associates poorly(4), dishonesty (5), acting in anger (11,12), laziness (15), and an unwillingness to listen to advice(25,27). Wisdom helps us overcome failure, but it will also help us help others as they seek victory in their lives. We need to listen to wisdom ourselves, and lovingly help others determine why they have failed and what Wisdom has to say about it, not condemn them and walk away.
Questions: Whom have I helped to overcome some failure? Is my first instinct to reach out and help them or withdraw from them? Who is God bringing my way today to use me to help pull them out from failure?
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