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November 21 - Proverbs 18:13-18 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here and.
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  And it's Yvonne, too. And it's Friday.
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  It is. What's the date?
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  Is it the 21st? It is the 21st of November.
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  How do we get here, Yvonne? Just the days have rolled on and
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  here we are. Christmas time upon US Christmas
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  party starting today. Oh wow, Actually, yes.
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  And, you know, mixing even in my sound and our different voices,
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  we have just discovered a truth that has has kind of plagued me
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  for a whole marriage 25 years. And I'm like, even you're so
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  quiet. I as it turns out, apparently I
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  naturally have a softer talking voice.
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  But it's part of your charm, honey.
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  But in my defence, other people in the room will hear what I
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  say, just not you. Just me, just me.
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  And it's not even like me. What do you call that?
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  A selective hearing you out. So yeah.
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  Well, the good news is we can beef up your microphone so
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  everybody can hear what you have to say.
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  Great. And Speaking of what you have to
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  say, we are going to dive straight back in time to sit at
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  the feet of that wonderful, wise King Solomon to hear some of his
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  proverbs. So let's read together Proverbs
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  1813 to 18. Sprouting off before listening
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  to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
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  The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a
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  crushed spirit? Intelligent people are always
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  ready to learn. Their ears are open for
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  knowledge. Giving a gift can open doors.
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  It gives access to important people.
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  The first to speak in court sounds right until the cross
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  examination begins. Flipping a coin can end
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  arguments. It settles disputes between
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  powerful opponents and again, sprouting off before listening
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  to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
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  The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a
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  crushed spirit? Intelligent people are always
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  ready to learn. Their ears are open for
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  knowledge. Giving a gift can open doors.
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  It gives access to important people.
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  The first to speak in court sounds right until the cross
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  examination begins. Flipping a coin can end
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  arguments. It settles disputes between
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  powerful opponents. Boy, the question of who can
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  bear a crushed spirit, that really that really stands out to
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  me. How about you?
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  Oh. I was thinking the last one, the
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  flipping a coin can end arguments just reminded me of
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  the high level things that were decided by paper, rock, scissors
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  when we lived in Japan. And just a similar thing that
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  it's just there can be a finite thing that can just settle these
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  amazing yeah disputes. Because it feels so important to
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  us, right? But I guess the outcome is
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  trivial in the end, it's just about maintaining the
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  relationship. So it feels fair, yeah.
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  Yeah. Oh Lord, thank you for this
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  wisdom. Thank you for simple things like
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  paper, rock, scissors, Jung Kempoi as they call it, for
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  flipping a coin. Lord, so often we get stuck on
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  things that seem like we are playing for sheep stations.
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  But really these decisions in the long run are inconsequential
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  compared with the relationships and your love for us.
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  Your love that grows and blesses and sustains our spirit from
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  being crushed. And thank you that you are
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  victorious over all and that your spirit of life lives
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  powerfully and beautifully and generously in US.
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  And thank you that that will sustain us through so many of
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  the challenges that life throws our way.
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  So I pray that we can look past the challenges that today brings
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  us. We can look past what feel like
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  the big decisions that we are faced with and that our spirit
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  can be buoyed by being in you, resting in your provision and
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  your love. You're wonderful and we praise
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  you and we pray all of this in your name, Jesus, Amen.