Be Careful with Personalizing

Proverbs 5:7 (KJV) Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

God wants us to read His word.  He wants us to meditate on His word.  He wants us to apply His word to our lives.  But we need to be careful.  It is so easy for us to take a clear statement and, if we are in the wrong emotional state, twist it to mean what we want it to mean.  When our mind is made up, it is hard for the Holy Spirit to help us think things through.

Always be careful that you are not just looking to rationalize your behavior or your opinions.  It is a real risk.  I know I struggle with it.  It keeps me sometimes from listening to the wisdom of others.  It keeps me from seeing what the scriptures clearly say.

So?  God will communicate.  We need to make sure that we don’t put words in His mouth by twisting the words that came from His mouth to fit in our own.