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Prov 20:4 - A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.

Am I plowing in season?  What am I not doing (or doing, but as a hindrance to doing what I should be) right now in this season that will give me "something to find" when the harvest time rolls around?  How am I preparing for what God has told me "later, but not now"?

Prov 20:5 - The purposes of a mans heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

Am I drowning (wasting my life) in deep waters of purposes and "maybes" or "somedays" rather than wisely putting them into action by seeking Gods big-picture purpose, finding out the purposes that are from HIM, and seeking Him to help me carry them out?  Prov 19:21: "Many are the plans in a mans heart, but it is the LORDs purpose that prevails."

Prov 20:24 - A mans steps are directed by The Lord.  How then can anyone understand his own way?

It's actually ok, Solomon says.  It is OKAY that you don't understand your own way.  It's OKAY that you have to lean on God to guide you (yes, your very own way!) when you feel like you have no eyes to see what's ahead of you or quite make out what exactly is happening right now.  It's OKAY.  Why aren't we panicking?  Because The Lord will direct our steps.  The One who invented and then gave us perfectly operating eyes and ears (vs 12) will fill them with light and wisdom.  And He will give these amazing brains of ours understanding into His ways when He knows we need it.

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