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Today = Matthew 1-2 + Exodus 20-23 + Proverbs 9-10

Tonight I feel so blessed for so many reasons. First, I'm finally done with the week! and now starts spring break! I'm staying at school for the break, which might sound completely and totally boring.. but I'm so excited! I get to bake and run and talk to people downtown and work and work on my projects without being unbearably rushed! And BEST of all, my whole family is coming on Thursday!!! I can't even wait. I've been looking forward to it since mid-October. And another thing, I got to hang out with some awesome people to celebrate Linda Womer's birthday. Linda is an amazing woman from Terra Nova that heads the kids program. And now I get to read and then go to bed early. I'm just thrilled about life right now. I'm about to fall asleep, so I'm only going to comment quick, but in general, life is really really good!

So anyway, back to the scripture :)

I like Proverbs. It makes me think with each sentence, even though sometimes it seems pretty repetitive. Proverbs 9 and 10 talk much about the righteous and wise vs. the foolish. This specific passage is pretty famous:

"Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For through me your days iwll be many, and years will be added to your life. If  you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer." (Proverbs 9:8-12)

I like these verses because they challenge me to examine whether I am foolish or if I'm wise. Now of course calling myself wise is the beginning of my foolishness, but sometimes I think I feel like I'm pretty smart sometimes. Ha.. that's totally false. Why? Because I know that I do not always thank people for rebuking me, for challenging me. Sometimes I really don't feel like being pushed. Sometimes it's so much more appealing to be utterly and completely lazy. I'm working on my laziness. It's a ridiculously long process. (Myfoolish self just wishes I could ask God for wisdom as a birthday present.. butt something tell me that's not quite how it works ;)