WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.680 You're listening to the Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:06.440 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:13.679 practical ways. Hello, everybody, I just want to pause and 4 00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:15.839 say I am thrilled that you're here. 5 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:17.320 I don't know about Jeff, Wow, but I am. 6 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.239 I'm thinking about it. We'll see, we'll see how good 7 00:00:19.239 --> 00:00:21.160 I guess they are today, listeners. 8 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:23.960 What's going to change your mind? What do they have 9 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.079 to do? What do you mean we'll see? 10 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:28.280 I don't Chris, if I tell them now, then how 11 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:30.480 you know? Then they're just going to manipulate the whole thing. 12 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:31.920 Yeah, that's interesting. 13 00:00:31.960 --> 00:00:34.200 So we're just gonna let it play play out. 14 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:36.119 Well, hopefully we'll get on your good side. I think 15 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:37.079 for one. I'm thrilled. 16 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:37.600 We'll see. 17 00:00:37.719 --> 00:00:39.000 So welcome to the Bible guys. 18 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:42.159 We are going to kick off this segment with a 19 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:44.159 social medium in it, which is a great way to start. 20 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:46.679 See there they go right there, right, that's how they're 21 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:47.280 gonna That's. 22 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:48.119 How they did it, right there. 23 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:50.359 This is this is going to inform you how you 24 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:51.079 feel about them. 25 00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:52.159 Yes, how great? 26 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:52.920 That's great. 27 00:00:53.119 --> 00:00:57.600 Okay, even though it's only four people, yeah or three? 28 00:00:56.479 --> 00:00:58.799 Oh yeah, it is only three. 29 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:02.399 That one that has like two half loops is the three. 30 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:04.239 Okay, I got it all right? What you want to 31 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:04.959 read the first one? 32 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:07.480 The first one is from Ocean Golf. Two? 33 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:10.280 Oh, that's not what a person's what a cool name? 34 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:13.040 Hi, Ocean golf too? Hey ocean hey? 35 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:15.319 Oh it says so right on my birth certificate. 36 00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:19.719 What kind of what is ocean golf? 37 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:20.200 Yeah? 38 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:23.519 Well, you know what, it's a person who probably travels. 39 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:27.040 I have a good friend who's an attorney who literally 40 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:29.200 travels all throughout the year to go to all the 41 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:29.879 golf courses. 42 00:01:29.959 --> 00:01:33.560 Okay, and and golfing on the ocean maybe ocean, but 43 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:36.760 not not only like golf's on the ocean. This is 44 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:41.560 the second iteration, it's ocean golf. Two. Oh right, So 45 00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:45.799 that's that's impressive. I used to ocean golf. Now I 46 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:47.239 got back to it. Ocean golf too. 47 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:48.599 There's another golfer out there. 48 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:53.439 Yeah, okay, anyways, ocean golf too. So can you believe 49 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:56.840 somebody gave us this show? Right? That's our listeners are going? 50 00:01:56.920 --> 00:01:59.680 What now? Okay, here we go. I love listening to 51 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:02.319 your I appreciate the way you teach, making the word 52 00:02:02.400 --> 00:02:05.879 understandable and relatable. I have learned so much from both 53 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:08.479 of you. Thank you for touching on the subject of gifts. 54 00:02:08.520 --> 00:02:11.000 Remember when we talked about spiritual gifts. Yeah, this is 55 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:12.919 a topic that's not often shared, and for you two 56 00:02:12.960 --> 00:02:15.199 to put your personal test stories and testimonies to these 57 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:16.840 things is more affirming. Thanks. 58 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:18.240 Oh that's very nice. 59 00:02:18.280 --> 00:02:21.240 Thanks. Oh yeah, thank big O big big og O 60 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:22.479 G two O G. 61 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:25.560 Yeah the O G two there so fun. 62 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:29.919 Yeah, so, hey, appreciate you saying that the whole goal 63 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:33.039 for you know, unpacking God's word is to make it 64 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:35.280 understandable because it's supposed to be for application. 65 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:35.960 That's right. 66 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:38.240 And yeah, spiritual gifts is. 67 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:40.960 Something that we probably even need to talk about even more. 68 00:02:41.039 --> 00:02:41.919 Yeah, I think so too. 69 00:02:42.039 --> 00:02:45.199 Yeah, so okay, So this next one is from DARCYG. 70 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:48.120 DARCYG. Yes that like her rap name. 71 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:51.599 Well, she's married to Ocean G Ocean d Og. 72 00:02:52.240 --> 00:02:53.280 Yeah yeah, all right. 73 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:56.759 She says, thank you Bible guys exclamation mark. You're so 74 00:02:56.840 --> 00:03:00.879 insightful to bring the Bible to life and application to 75 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:03.919 our lives, especially when it's a little deep or confusing 76 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:04.240 to me. 77 00:03:04.439 --> 00:03:06.840 Thank you, Darcy. That's a very big compliment. 78 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:11.080 Yeah. Well, and the good news is. It's only when 79 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:13.039 it's a little deep, because if it went any deeper 80 00:03:13.080 --> 00:03:17.520 we wouldn't be able to handle. Yeah, it's just a 81 00:03:17.520 --> 00:03:20.759 little deep, right, that's so good. And then Carrie d 82 00:03:22.199 --> 00:03:25.560 says listening every morning and I love the games, and 83 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:27.960 that you don't take each other too seriously. Thank you 84 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:28.840 for this podcast. 85 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:31.080 Oh that's actually a great compliment. It makes me feel 86 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:33.319 better about the first six or seven minutes of the podcast. 87 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:35.400 It was only three, but it felt like seven. 88 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:39.039 Right, No, yeah, but sometimes right, we can get up 89 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:41.439 there to the seven race. I bet you there's people 90 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:45.719 who they're so either they're in a rush or they're 91 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:47.319 the anti. 92 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:53.360 Person, anti fun fun. I'm not in the person of lawn. 93 00:03:55.560 --> 00:03:58.240 Yeah, they're listening to the podcast young and the kids 94 00:03:58.319 --> 00:03:59.400 riding buying their bicyclist. 95 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:02.280 That's so funny. But he's gonna get you and your 96 00:04:02.280 --> 00:04:03.080 little dog too. 97 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:06.759 I'll get you, my pretty But I bet you they 98 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.159 fast forward it that. There are some people probably you know. 99 00:04:09.719 --> 00:04:12.240 Oh, I had a guy tell me that, Yeah, I 100 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:15.840 told him find a different podcast, right, But I did 101 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:17.959 have a guy tell me that he skips the fun stuff. 102 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:22.000 Yeah, well, I mean it's yeah, it is is sometimes 103 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:22.839 too silly for people. 104 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:25.439 Well, the Bible says that a merry heart does good 105 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:26.160 like medicine. 106 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:27.000 Oh, that is good. 107 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:27.720 That's what it says. 108 00:04:27.839 --> 00:04:28.319 That is good. 109 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:29.439 I know, it's in the Bible. 110 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:36.439 And joy uh has a physical uh and mental and 111 00:04:36.519 --> 00:04:39.160 emotional reaction to the body. 112 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.199 So lasts almost like what the Bible was saying. 113 00:04:41.360 --> 00:04:44.040 I know, it's it's it's actually when people laugh, it 114 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:48.160 actually does the heart good, the emotional state. 115 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:54.079 So yeah, laughter and enjoying releases positive hormones on a 116 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:54.439 little bit. 117 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:57.720 Yeah, and interesting though, I mean, you could take something 118 00:04:57.759 --> 00:05:00.279 as simple as that here we turned into, you know, 119 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:04.279 to turn this six minutes seven minute, a little you know, 120 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:08.000 segment of laughter into the fact that God created us 121 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:10.199 that way. Yeah right, So how about that. 122 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:11.920 Is, if you and I don't get to laugh while 123 00:05:11.959 --> 00:05:13.920 we're working, then we don't get to laugh because we're 124 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:16.759 always what we always do. Yeah, yeah, so we have 125 00:05:16.759 --> 00:05:19.680 a lot of fun, right, and then the two of 126 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:22.759 us together is it's not this way with everybody that 127 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:24.839 we know, but the two of us together, give us 128 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:26.920 a few minutes and we're going to start Yeah. 129 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:28.519 Yeah, I think so too. 130 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:31.560 But we take our faith very seriously. We take God's 131 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:33.720 word very seriously. We just don't take ourselves too seriously. 132 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:35.720 So the fact that people recognize that is kind of 133 00:05:35.759 --> 00:05:38.040 a cool thing. Which, by the way, there's way less 134 00:05:38.040 --> 00:05:40.000 stress in your life if you don't take yourself too seriously. 135 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:42.639 I agree, right, yes, I agree completely. 136 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:47.639 And you can still put forth a great effort, you know, 137 00:05:47.680 --> 00:05:51.120 in life dedication. You can put forth everything and still 138 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:52.240 not take yourself too seriously. 139 00:05:52.240 --> 00:05:54.040 Oh yeah, I think you can achieve a lot. I 140 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:57.199 think you can. We have not to brag, but I 141 00:05:57.199 --> 00:06:00.279 mean we've We've done a lot of really amazing things 142 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:01.920 that God has let us be a part of. And 143 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:04.959 you know, so it's not that we don't take the 144 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:07.160 task Got's given us seriously, right, It's just we have 145 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:08.959 fun along the way. Yeah. 146 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:12.319 When I was working as a salesman, I sold a 147 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:14.959 lot of different things early on young, you know, in 148 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.600 my career, and when I was making a ton legitimate things, 149 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:22.360 I couldn't sell if it wasn't legitimate. But there was 150 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:24.360 one job where they asked me to do shady things 151 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:25.639 and I couldn't stand it. 152 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:26.439 I couldn't stand it. 153 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:30.040 But anyway, the bottom line is is when I was 154 00:06:30.079 --> 00:06:33.240 making a ton of money, just an absolute gross amount 155 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:37.319 of money. I was so consumed with sales. It took 156 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:39.560 over my life. I was so stressed. And my wife 157 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:42.720 was like, who are you? And that's all I was doing, 158 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:47.120 was just thinking about, you know, the sale and the 159 00:06:47.160 --> 00:06:50.120 money and the angle, and just that's all I did. 160 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:52.399 And she was like, she's like, yeah, the money's nice, 161 00:06:52.399 --> 00:06:53.800 but holy cow. 162 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:55.800 Yeah that was early on. That was our first year 163 00:06:55.800 --> 00:06:58.160 of marriage. It almost got me. 164 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:06.680 Yeah, speaking of almost getting you, go ahead, I don't know. 165 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:08.439 I have nothing. I have nothing here. 166 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:11.279 Yeah, well I don't. To be honest, I didn't read 167 00:07:11.319 --> 00:07:12.519 ahead of What we're talking about. 168 00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:14.240 Is Solomon talking to his son. 169 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:16.519 The father's wise advice. Yeah, okay, how about this. 170 00:07:17.879 --> 00:07:21.720 You know, now that I'm older, I tell my son, 171 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:24.759 who's at work right now, not to pursue money as 172 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:27.879 the first priority. And speaking of that today, we're going 173 00:07:27.959 --> 00:07:29.360 to read from Proverbs chapter four. 174 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:30.680 So I had to create. 175 00:07:30.480 --> 00:07:34.879 Something and Solomon, yeah, I was given wives advice to 176 00:07:34.920 --> 00:07:35.839 his children. 177 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:37.600 But to be honest with you, even though I just 178 00:07:37.639 --> 00:07:41.279 created that cheesy transition, that that is the honest truth. 179 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:43.199 My son and I talked about this just last night. 180 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:45.000 Oh wow, it won't make money the number one thing. 181 00:07:45.079 --> 00:07:45.240 Yeah. 182 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:45.480 Yeah. 183 00:07:45.639 --> 00:07:47.480 He was actually saying like he's like, I'm not going 184 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:51.160 to work sixty hours a week. And he was talking 185 00:07:51.160 --> 00:07:53.879 about his job and he says, I'm not going to 186 00:07:53.920 --> 00:07:56.480 work super super hard to hate my life. 187 00:07:57.279 --> 00:07:59.519 He's like, to have no life. And I was like, 188 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:01.360 good for you. I was like, where'd you learn that from? 189 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:07.480 He's like you, yeah, yeah, okay, well well then mental life. 190 00:08:07.519 --> 00:08:10.680 This is a wise father giving advice to his children. Yes, 191 00:08:10.839 --> 00:08:15.920 just like just like Arbog giving wise either wisdom of 192 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:18.079 zar Bag giving his own wisdom to his son. 193 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:20.879 Yeah. Yeah, So here we go the Solomon of Alem. 194 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:26.319 Yeah, yep, right there, same, same, same, yep. I can't 195 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:27.680 which one am I looking at? Here? Am I looking 196 00:08:27.720 --> 00:08:31.399 at im? Looking at Solomon? So Proverbs chapter four and 197 00:08:31.720 --> 00:08:34.440 as I mentioned before, there's thirty one chapters in the 198 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:37.279 Book of Proverbs, and you could read one proverb every day. 199 00:08:37.519 --> 00:08:40.000 And the proverbs are written like little slogans, maybe two 200 00:08:40.120 --> 00:08:44.120 or three sentences that are a very memorable and practical 201 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:47.200 wisdom for daily living snippets. 202 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:48.600 Why is slogans? 203 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:51.399 Yes, why sayings? That's why I like, why I come 204 00:08:51.440 --> 00:08:52.080 why sayings? 205 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:54.639 Yes, that's very wise. 206 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:58.320 Yes, my children, Listen to your father when he corrects you, 207 00:08:59.080 --> 00:09:01.320 pay attention and learn and good judgment, for I'm giving 208 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:04.279 you good guidance. Don't turn away from my instructions. For 209 00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:06.919 I too was once my father's son, tenderly loved as 210 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:10.799 my mother's only child. My father taught me. Take my 211 00:09:10.879 --> 00:09:13.559 words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live. 212 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:17.559 Get wisdom, develop good judgment. Don't forget my words or 213 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:19.519 turn away from them. Don't turn your back on wisdom, 214 00:09:19.559 --> 00:09:22.039 for she will protect you. Love her and she will 215 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:26.000 guide you. Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do. 216 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:29.360 And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. If you 217 00:09:29.399 --> 00:09:32.080 prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her and 218 00:09:32.120 --> 00:09:34.759 she will honor you. She will place a lovely wreath 219 00:09:34.799 --> 00:09:38.000 on your head. She will present you with a beautiful crown. 220 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:40.200 My child, listen to me and do as I say, 221 00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:42.879 and you will have a long, good life. I'll teach 222 00:09:42.879 --> 00:09:46.120 you wisdom's ways and lead you in straight paths. When 223 00:09:46.120 --> 00:09:48.120 you walk, you won't be held back. When you run, 224 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:51.440 you won't stumble. Take hold of my instructions, don't let 225 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:54.240 them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life. 226 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:56.720 Don't do as the wicked. Do and don't follow the 227 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:59.480 path of evildoers. Don't even think about it. Don't go 228 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:02.399 that way, turn away and keep moving. For evil people 229 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:04.720 can't sleep until they've done their evil deed for the day. 230 00:10:05.120 --> 00:10:07.960 They can't rest until they've caused someone to stumble. They 231 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:10.519 eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. 232 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:13.639 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam 233 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:16.440 of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light 234 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:18.799 of day. But the way of the wicked is like 235 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:21.399 total darkness. They have no idea what they're stumbling over. 236 00:10:22.039 --> 00:10:25.200 My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully 237 00:10:25.240 --> 00:10:27.600 to my words, don't lose sight of them. Let them 238 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:30.320 penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to 239 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:33.039 those who find them, and healing to their whole body. 240 00:10:33.559 --> 00:10:36.399 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the 241 00:10:36.440 --> 00:10:39.559 course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk and stay 242 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:42.840 away from crop speech. Look straight ahead and fix your 243 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:45.720 eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight 244 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:48.720 path for your feet. Stay on the safe path. Don't 245 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:54.120 get sidetracked. Keep your feet from following evil twenty seven 246 00:10:54.799 --> 00:10:57.080 Wyse saying yeah, and. 247 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:00.840 So the one that stands out to me is Solomon says, 248 00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:03.440 guard your heart above all else, for it determines the 249 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:07.320 course of your life. You know, I know you've heard 250 00:11:07.360 --> 00:11:10.039 this saying when people say listen to your heart or 251 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.120 follow your heart, what's wrong with that. 252 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:13.240 Saying it's wrong? 253 00:11:13.759 --> 00:11:14.480 Why is it wrong? 254 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:16.559 Because your heart will always lie to you. It's a 255 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:19.080 seaful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it? 256 00:11:19.399 --> 00:11:20.840 Yeah, and now that's another proverb. 257 00:11:21.159 --> 00:11:22.639 That's Jeremiah. 258 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:27.039 Oh, that's Jeremiah. Sounds like it's in a proverb because 259 00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:31.559 because actually Solomon doesn't he say that? And proverbs? Really? 260 00:11:31.759 --> 00:11:32.039 Yes? 261 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:34.720 You sure, I'm positive? Huh positive? 262 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:35.399 Huh positive? 263 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:38.159 All right, Well, I do know this. I do know 264 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:42.120 that all throughout the scripture sprinkled in when it talks 265 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:45.240 about the heart, it refers to it as the seat 266 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:50.600 of emotions, and it is the thing that people want 267 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:53.600 to follow. But what he's saying here is he's saying, 268 00:11:53.639 --> 00:11:57.240 guard your heart above all else. And that's a statement 269 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:00.600 because if you're not supposed to necessarily listen to your heart, 270 00:12:00.600 --> 00:12:03.840 but you're supposed to guard your heart. You know, it's 271 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:07.240 just it's a wise piece of advice where Solomon says 272 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:09.320 above all else, And you think to yourself, what really, 273 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:12.279 of all the pieces of advice that you have in 274 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:15.519 all thirty one chapters, above all else, the one thing 275 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:17.759 we're supposed to do is guard our heart. And I 276 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:21.000 think there's so many implications that you can unpack. I 277 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:24.240 heard a message one time that talked about you know, 278 00:12:24.279 --> 00:12:24.639 how to. 279 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:25.240 Guard your heart? 280 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:29.000 And actually it was a devotional by a guy who 281 00:12:29.360 --> 00:12:31.519 you may remember this. Do you remember when we did 282 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:33.440 that huge baptism at Jimmy Johnsfield. 283 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:37.879 Yes, we've done a few, the one that I was 284 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:39.919 with with you at, Yes, a couple of years ago. 285 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:42.559 Do you remember on the day of in the morning 286 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:45.679 of there was a guy that was dying member of cancer. 287 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:47.519 I remember we shot a video and we said in. 288 00:12:47.480 --> 00:12:50.080 To him and his name was Jerry. It was him, Oh, 289 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:52.600 and he just he passed away. But this was his 290 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:53.879 favorite verse in all the Bible. 291 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:55.879 And so he did a devotional one time at a 292 00:12:55.879 --> 00:12:58.559 men's Bible study I was at, and this was his 293 00:12:58.600 --> 00:13:00.360 favorite verse and he got up there and talkedked about 294 00:13:00.360 --> 00:13:03.200 how the heart is deceitful, but he also talked about 295 00:13:03.240 --> 00:13:06.600 how God wants you to protect the emotions that He's 296 00:13:06.639 --> 00:13:09.120 given to you. He wants you to be emotionally stable. 297 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:11.440 He wants you to be you know, your emotions are 298 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:13.919 a good thing towards God. Just don't let them deceive 299 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:16.600 your you know, lead you down the wrong path. It 300 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:20.120 was really good and I just remember him talking about that, 301 00:13:20.159 --> 00:13:22.559 and I just remember, Wow, that's that's really wise. 302 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:26.279 So he says, guard your heart above all else. And 303 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:28.600 he says getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do. 304 00:13:28.759 --> 00:13:31.000 In the same chapter, right though, those be the two things. 305 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:34.159 And so it's like he's contrasting the true, the truth 306 00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:36.279 your heart. If you follow your heart, your heart will 307 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:38.799 lie to you over and over and over and over again. 308 00:13:38.919 --> 00:13:42.399 How many times have you heard people who clearly make 309 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:44.759 a heart decision, They just choose a thing based on 310 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:47.559 what they want or what they see, or what their 311 00:13:47.559 --> 00:13:49.519 desire is, you know, they're in love with being in 312 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:51.919 love or whatever. And then later on they say, what 313 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:56.240 was I thinking? Right? Right? That's usually that you weren't. 314 00:13:56.399 --> 00:13:58.639 You weren't thinking you were feeling in that moment, right. 315 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:02.879 And so this is where so he says, get all 316 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:06.279 the wisdom you can get right right, that there's nothing 317 00:14:06.360 --> 00:14:08.960 more important than getting all the wisdom you can get. 318 00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:10.879 It's the wisest thing you can do. Whatever else you do, 319 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:15.080 develop good judgment. So wisdom and good judgment, those will 320 00:14:15.159 --> 00:14:17.120 drive your life. And as you read through the Book 321 00:14:17.120 --> 00:14:19.240 of Proverbs, he's telling his children over and over and 322 00:14:19.240 --> 00:14:22.000 over again, a wise person is going to have success. 323 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:24.320 A wise person is going to have peace. A wise 324 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:26.799 person is going to have good relationships. A wise person 325 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:28.960 is going to have plenty of resources. A wise person 326 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:31.320 is going to have great leadership. And he just goes 327 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:34.120 on and on and on. It's literally the fountain of 328 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:37.200 your life. The other side, he warns over and over, 329 00:14:37.559 --> 00:14:40.679 don't follow you your heart. Don't just, you know, indulge 330 00:14:40.679 --> 00:14:43.360 your desires, those kinds of things, because they're going to 331 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:45.320 destroy your life. So he says, guard your heart blah blah. 332 00:14:45.360 --> 00:14:48.039 El's because it determines the course of your life. 333 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:52.639 And he says, don't don't don't let the wicked, you know, 334 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:54.679 lead you down the path of evil doers. Right, don't 335 00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:56.559 even think about it going their way, turn away and 336 00:14:56.639 --> 00:14:57.200 keep on moving. 337 00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:58.960 He's saying, avoid them at all costs. 338 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:02.000 In this same comparison, in the same way that our 339 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:05.679 hearken mislead us emotionally wicked people can also influence us. 340 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:08.679 Yeah, they usually grab a hold of our hearts. Right, Hey, 341 00:15:08.720 --> 00:15:11.200 wouldn't this be fun? Wouldn't it be funny? 342 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:11.720 Yeah? 343 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:14.120 Oh, you know, just just do what you want to do. 344 00:15:14.600 --> 00:15:15.200 Life short. 345 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:17.600 I get think when you said those two phrases, I 346 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:21.840 was reminded of my youth. Wouldn't this be fun? Wouldn't 347 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:24.399 this be funny? There were so many things that I've 348 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:28.720 done that were that were destruct destructive, And we used 349 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:33.320 to vandalize and and and do goofy things, harmful things, right, 350 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:36.240 you know, throw ice blocks at moving cars as they 351 00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:37.879 drove by, denting. 352 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:39.759 In the side of their doors and then running in 353 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:42.399 the snow. It's terrible, like terrible, And we thought that 354 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:42.919 was funny. 355 00:15:43.200 --> 00:15:47.000 Now now, granted, most of the cars in Youngstown, Ohio 356 00:15:47.039 --> 00:15:48.600 were russ buckets anyway. 357 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:50.639 Right, Well, that makes it better. It makes it better. 358 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:52.799 At least you weren't a nice town, right Yeah. 359 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:55.159 But I mean, like, the mentality in my neighborhood was. 360 00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:56.720 Just wouldn't it be fun? Wouldn't it be funny? 361 00:15:56.799 --> 00:15:57.039 Yeah? 362 00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:58.960 But no consideration of other people. 363 00:15:59.120 --> 00:16:02.159 No, And I know that sounds terrible, but if my 364 00:16:02.200 --> 00:16:06.080 mom's listening to this, She's probably like, Chrissy didn't have 365 00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:06.919 that mentality. 366 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:08.240 It's like, well, no, we did. 367 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:10.720 You know why because it was with all the neighborhood kids, right, 368 00:16:10.759 --> 00:16:12.960 and they all thought it right. It was that kind 369 00:16:13.000 --> 00:16:16.960 of mentality. It was sort of sort of wild how 370 00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:20.600 people can lead you down the path emotionally, right, this 371 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:21.840 would be fun, this would be funny. 372 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:26.639 Wow, that was well. He warns often about friends, and 373 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:30.559 you know, eventually he gets to like violence and all 374 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:34.840 these kinds of things. But it's interesting. They eat the 375 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:37.399 food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. And 376 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:40.840 sometimes if you take the strongest word he says, you go, oh, 377 00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:43.320 that's not my friends, but you take all the words 378 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:45.799 before that, right, you say, he's building up to the 379 00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:49.200 worst thing. And that's what sin does. Sin normally doesn't 380 00:16:49.240 --> 00:16:52.200 start off at the worst place. It starts off at 381 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:55.639 a simpler, gentler place, more fun place, or whatever, and 382 00:16:55.720 --> 00:16:57.399 builds up to the worst thing. And that's kind of 383 00:16:57.440 --> 00:17:01.240 how he builds his argument. So he warns often that 384 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:04.000 friends can take in the wrong direction, or the other 385 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:07.279 one is surround yourself with wise people. So he constantly 386 00:17:07.279 --> 00:17:10.079 throughout the Book of Proverbs just saying get wise counselors, 387 00:17:10.079 --> 00:17:13.079 get wise people around you. He says the why. If 388 00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:14.640 you walk with the wise, you'll be wise. If you 389 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:17.359 walk with the foolish, you'll be foolish. My dad used 390 00:17:17.359 --> 00:17:18.720 to say all the time, you either are right now 391 00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:20.759 or as soon shall be just like the crowd you 392 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:24.079 run with. And that is very consistent through if you 393 00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:26.039 read all thirty one chapters in the Book of Proverbs, 394 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:29.519 it's very consistent with the wisest man in the world's 395 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:33.200 view of the importance of friendships. You're going to be 396 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:35.240 just like the people you hang out with. So if 397 00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:37.599 you're looking right now and your marriage is important to you, you 398 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:39.480 look around and all your friends are getting divorced right now. 399 00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:42.000 Just know that's going to become a temptation for you 400 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:44.160 at some point when you get ticked off and when 401 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:46.680