June.24.02: Light For The Day - "Another Chance"

-- Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and
lean not on your own understanding."

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Ever wish you could start over?
Probably all of us have longed for another chance in some area
of our lives. we wouldn't necessarily have done thing differently,
just more or perhaps less.

The truth is we can't go back, only forward into uncharted territory.
To sit in our sorrow would lead to misery.
Although regret that leads to change is a dear friend,
regret that leads to shame is a treacherous enemy.

So how do we live without allowing regret to rob us of our joy?
How about this insight to prompt us on:
"Lean not on your own understanding" (Proverbs 3:5).

Sometimes we are so certain we know something, when,
dear friends, we don't really. There is no guarantee that if
we had done a part of our lives differently things would end up
any different. We have to trust the God of the universe who
directs the outcome of all things that He will do that which
ultimately needs to be done (in spite of us, if necessary).

-- Patsy Clairmont

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-- Proverbs 3:5-14 (NIV)
"5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and
lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
11 My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who gains understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver and
yields better returns than gold. "