It is not good for man to be alone.... pt. 1

Normally learned through my devotions, I've decided to share something I've thought about and reflected on each day in this blog (which I hope to be updated more often than my others). Some lessons are relearned over and over again and some may seem very obvious to you; however, these are the practical lessons, that is, things I'm putting into practice.


Here's an example: I was reading Proverbs 20 (because it's October 20th, lol) and a single verse stood out to me above the rest. It was v25, which reads, "It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows." This connected to the verse I read Yesterday in ch19 v2, which states, "It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way."

As weird as this may seem, this verse really hit home while in Latin and Swing Dance Class. I noticed that it was only my poor leading that caused my partner to miss a step or have incorrect footing. It's really the guy's job/function in dancing to lead his partner. This is only to say how often we get excited about something and the excitement alone is enough to fuel us for a short period of time. For example, last year some students started a ministry called Consuming Fire Ministry on campus at my school. I was part of the worship and played guitar; I also prayed and came to some board meetings though I was never in a leadership position. We don't often realize what a commitment some things truly are, what it really means to lead and what it really means to be a leader who is not hasty in decision making (because so often I find that a leader is good at making rational decisions and it will satisfy his followers, but often people miss the way because they see an opportunity and jump on it). In reality the right decision is rarely missed because it is done prayerfully and carefully, weighing all options. Now, Consuming Fire is no more because it grew in way this board never anticipated.

It is a trap for a leader to dedicate something without being prepared to continue with the vow until its sanctions have dictated termination. e.g. marriage is until death do us part...


So, that middle section is really going to be how this blog is set up. It's just going to be filled with little truths that I can reflect on later, those who find can reflect on, etc. This blog really serves as a devotional journal for me. Thus I am not providing any links to this page due to its personal nature.