The attitudes you exercise towards other people will, eventually, come back to you. Be hopeful for the future but have your feet on the ground. Be strong and firm but watch your steps to avoid evil. Sift and weigh every word from your own mouth and from what you hear. Remain teachable to God’s instruction and direction. Be gracious to others and to yourself.
A mean person gets paid back in meanness,
a gracious person in grace.
15 The gullible believe anything they’re told;
the prudent sift and weigh every word.
16 The wise watch their steps and avoid evil;
fools are headstrong and reckless.
17 The hotheaded do things they’ll later regret;
the coldhearted get the cold shoulder.
18 Foolish dreamers live in a world of illusion;
wise realists plant their feet on the ground.
(Prov.14:14-18MSG)
Prayer: Make me gracious to other people’s lives. Make me prudent and wise while I consider my own steps. Give me a warm heart, with my feet on the ground but hope for the future.
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