Proverbs 12 -- Which Whispers Are YOU Listening To?

The last verse has become a Christian warning post:  "Doing what is right is the way to life, but there is another way that leads to death."  And how well Max Lucado states it in the sidebar today:

"I do have something against the lying voices that noise our world.  You've heard them.  They tell you to swap your integrity for a new sale.  To barter your convictions for an easy deal.  To exchange your devotion for a quick thrill.  They whisper.  They woo.  They taunt.  They tantalize.  They flirt.  They flatter.  ‘Go ahead, it's OK...' ‘Just wait until tomorrow...' ‘Don't worry, no one will know....' ‘How could anything that feels so right BE so wrong??' "

I've heard plenty of those, and unfortunately I've listened to a few, as most people have.  But Max says we need to listen instead to God's whispers:

" ‘Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'  ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'  There is no chorus so loud that the voice of God cannot be heard .... If we will but listen."

Father, whisper louder when I've let my ears be dulled by the words of this world.  Guide me to remember that forbidden fruit is never as sweet as it looks, for Satan dresses up sin to tantalize, never to satisfy.  Only You can do that for me.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford