.complacency.

Today = Hebrews 8 + Exodus 6:28-8:32 + Proverbs 1

well, yesterday was a complete blogging fail.. mostly because my internet failed. RPI's internet seems to be having major issues lately, and my internet likes to quit randomly when I least like it to. Sigh, oh well.

I get to start a new book today! Proverbs has always been a crazy book - it's just so.... instantly practical? I don't know if that's the best description. Anyway, I always feel young and foolish when I read it. I suppose that's a good thing.....because I'm definitely not wise in the slightest sometimes.

"For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." (Proverbs 1:32-33)

These two verses stood out to me, I think first because it spoke of complacency. I think complacency can be a problem in all of our lives, but I have definitely felt it's affect in mine. It's so easy to find a pattern to sink into, one that isn't productive, but that's very comfortable. Looking back it seems idiotic, but in the present you have no thirst for change, a challenge. I love that if we listen to wisdom and put it to practice, we will live in safety and be at ease. I think it's kind of ironic though. Complacency happens, at least for me, because I don't want to take the effort or the risk of changing. I don't want to change my ways or push myself. But if we do push ourselves to live wisely, to answer God's call to wherever he leads us, it might be utterly chaotic, but we can be certain that we can still live in safety without fear of harm.