Today, we are bombarded with information on how to live a happy and fruitful life! We're also slammed with new ways to get rich and prosper. Unfortunately, most of these "insights and answers" are neither. Instead, they're generally ways to make their proponent wealthy and prosperous.
Proverbs 10 is the beginning of the proverbs of Solomon which provide ancient wisdom and understanding that if followed, will make our lives full. These Proverbs offer wisdom on a wide array of topics from daily life: diligence and laziness (6:6–11); friendship (3:27–28; 18:24); speech (10:19–21); marriage (18:22; 19:14); child rearing (22:6); domestic peace (15:17; 17:1); work (11:1); getting along and good manners (23:1–2; 25:16–17; 26:17–19; 27:14); eternity (14:32; 23:17–18); and much more. It shows that “godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come” (1 Tim. 4:8).
As you can see by the topics covered, God’s will is intensely practical, applying to every aspect of life.
A proper relation to God involves trying hard to understand his truth, and then embracing and obeying that truth.
A life lived by God’s will is a happy life (3:21–26).
A life lived by God’s will is a useful life (3:27–28; 12:18, 25).
A life lived by God’s will does not just happen. One must seek after it (9:1–6).
Join me in reading Proverbs 10 and be encouraged!
