Got Good Word?

This morning I cracked open God’s Word and went to Proverbs. I was looking for some encouragement for the trial I am going through at work. Last week I again felt like walking out for good. Cannot do that though because of that stack of bills that seem to flow in every month.
I started in Proverbs 2 and made it to chapter 4 where some of the verses spoke to my heart. God is good that way, He likes His children to turn to Him for help and some encouragement. The verses I am talking about speak of the need for us to give attention to His Word. For our Heavenly Father has spoke many things through His Spirit which are written in the Bible. These verses go on to say that if we fix our eyes on what He has written, they will give us life and good health. Think about that. Some things that run down our immune system are thoughts of worry or stress. When we lose sleep over certain things, then our health starts to go downhill. In contrast, when we read things like, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” then we gain some wisdom on how to not only survive this life but to navigate it well. The verses that follow tell us how to diligently keep our heart, by watching what we say and do and by staying away from evil things. We are to think about where we go, what we place before us, what we think about and so on.
Now I am not blogging this because I have mastered this, oh contraire. Like I mentioned at the start, I needed to read this and be reminded of where life can be found. I needed to be reminded of how I can reduce the stress in my life. I don’t have to worry about work because I can read what my Father God has said about what I need to be dwelling on and it ain’t the trial.