Run to God! Run from evil! | Discipleship Playbook

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; God is the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil!” ~ Proverbs 3:5-7 (The Message)

Run to God! … Seems relatively easy many days, especially when we run to God in prayer.

Run from evil! … Is this more challenging, at least in certain periods of life?

In this season of United States national politics, it frequently seems that evil is amidst us, depending to whom you are speaking. In some ways, this commentary may remind readers of the lyrics in Harry Emerson Fosdick’s hymn, “God of Grace and God of Glory”…

The Proverbs 3:5-7 verses prove instructive in helping us live through this political season:

we should pray for wisdom
we shouldn’t try to have all the answers
as we proceed in conversation and action, we can listen for God’s voice
we should remain confident that God will be with us
we should pray for strength and support as we endure the angst and actions of the political season

PRAYER: Creator God, help us follow Proverb teachings, continuing to run to you while seeking wisdom, conversation, support, action and more. Move in us that we might continually work to help all people run away from the evils you deplore. Amen!

Enjoy the day, filled with the Spirit!